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Drinking Lhasa beer after done the Kora

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Drinking Lhasa beer after done the Kora

Drinking beer an other alcoholics are very common in Tibetan society. The common drink "Chhaang" is a relative of the more universally known beer. Barley, millet or rice grains are used to brew the drink. Semi-fermented seeds of millet are served, stuffed in a barrel of bamboo called a dhungro. Boiling water is then poured in and sipped through a narrow-bore bamboo tube called a pipsing.
The brew tastes like ale. Alcohol content is quite low, but it produces an intense feeling of warmth and well-being, citation needed ideal for enduring the temperatures which go well below freezing in winter.

We prefered drinking Lhasa beer which taste is very like western beer sorts.

My picture is taken in May 2004 with a NIKON CoolPix 5000.