Highland barley
Highland barley, Tibetan barley or Himalayan barley (Tibetan: ནས་; Wylie: nas; Chinese: 青稞; qīngkē, or 藏青稞; zàng qīngkē) is the principal cereal cultivated on the Tibetan Plateau, used mainly to make milk tea, tsampa and alcohol.
Today, it is used to make beer (Lhasa Beer), flour, bread, cakes or noodles.
In Chinese vocabulary there are thee associated varieties:
- 藏青稞: Hordeum vulgare var. trifurcatum[1]
- 青稞: Hordeum vulgare var. nudum
- 青稞: Hordeum vulgare var. coeleste
Gallery
| Two highland barley alcohols (青稞酒) |
| Highland barley, honey, and some other cereals biscuits (青稞蜂蜜酥) |
| Various bread made from highland barley flour |
| beer from highland barley flour (青稞咂酒) |
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