Snow God Palace, the name on the signboard is Snow God Palace Tibetan Restaurant. It is located right below the Potala Palace. The location is so good that restaurants all over the country are envious. Han Qi saw this name when he was wandering around the square before.
But he didn't want to eat here at that time.
Because this place looks like an ordinary two-story building, with thick curtains commonly seen in snowy areas on the door. Overall, it is no different from the farmhouses Han Qi has seen before. Judging from the appearance, Han Qi would never expect that
This is actually the top Tibetan restaurant in Lhasa. Some low- to mid-range restaurants in Chengdu are higher than this one.
But now it seems that the simple exterior wall style is combined with the antiquity of the Potala Palace, and they seem to complement each other so well.
Hmm... Sure enough, the angle from which you look at something is very important.
It was already dark now, and most of the people on the first floor of the restaurant were occupied. Han Qi took a look and went up to the second floor under the guidance of the waiter. The two of them occupied a large table.
The tables in the Tibetan restaurant are different from the tables we usually see. They are very low and more like playing card tables. The tabletop is very wide. It is estimated that five people can sit on one side.
The waiters are all Tibetan girls, but they speak Mandarin very well.
"Please order something." The girl handed the menu to Han Qi.
The dishes in the menu can be ordered à la carte or as a set meal. Since today's budget is relatively high, Han Qi took a look at the set meal first. There is a set meal priced at 1,300 yuan that is very good. The dishes include beef bone marrow with cordyceps, beef stir-fried with saffron, and matsutake stewed with Tibetan aroma.
Pork, ginseng fruit polenta, etc...
There are too many, there are eleven hot dishes, and then there are eleven cold dishes, as well as soups, vegetarian dishes and staple dishes.
This kind of food is suitable for a group of people to travel. Han Qi and Zhang Shuhao are just two people here. They will definitely not be able to finish it, so now they can only look at the pictures to enjoy themselves, and then write down the names.
Come on, Han Qi will not go back after playing for two days, which is enough for him to finish everything he sees on the menu one by one.
Finally, I ordered two dishes of grilled lamb chops, beef tongue, sweet tea, potato buns, and stewed Tibetan pork with matsutake mushrooms.
Han Qi also wanted to order snow lotus beef meatball soup, but before Han Qi could say anything, he was stopped by Zhang Shuhao. He looked at the record sheet held by the waiter and whispered to Han Qi: "That's enough, let's do it."
For two people, a lamb chop is enough, and we can’t finish it even if we order so many dishes.”
"Okay." Han Qi closed the menu.
It's a bit of a pity.
The main reason is that the pictures on the menu are so beautiful, and I am very appetizing just by looking at them... But it is true that as Zhang Shuhao said, if you order too much, two people will not be able to finish it. After all, it is a shameful waste. I will come back tomorrow in anticipation of delicious food.
Bar.
All the dishes we ordered only cost 400 yuan, which is not too expensive.
This is what it means to be traveling.
If it were back home, if two people had to eat for 400 yuan, they would definitely be called a waste of money by their parents, and they would even think it was not worth it. But once they go far away, they suddenly become more generous, and a meal of a few hundred yuan actually feels cheap.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the food came. The lamb chops were still sizzling when they were served, and came with a plate of red chili powder.
Western-style steak and lamb chops come with sauce, but Han Qi still thinks that this kind of lamb chops is simpler. Salt and chili powder are enough. It also tastes great. The delicate lamb seems to melt in your mouth after one bite.
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Zhang Shuhao tasted the potato buns first.
Potato buns are actually not steamed buns, at least not the buns we usually see, but fried mashed potatoes. In Western terms, they should be fried mashed potato balls, but they are also filled with beef.
"This tastes very good." He recommended it to Han Qi.
He knew that Han Qi liked to eat potatoes. When he was riding before, Han Qi would order a potato dish every one or two days. Zhang Shuhao was almost tired of eating it, but Han Qi didn't feel anything at all. He could eat it every time.
Eat all the potatoes.
Han Qi tasted it with chopsticks and nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay..."
Seeing Han Qi eating so happily, the table next to him tasted the freshly served potato buns with suspicion.
“It’s average, it tastes a bit weird.”
His friend also felt the same way, but he didn't say enough: "The taste is different, right? But it does taste a bit weird."
Tibetan food is actually like this. Only those who are used to eating it can taste it. But if it were a person who had never eaten Tibetan food, or someone who had just arrived in Lhasa from the mainland on a plane and came to taste Tibetan food, it would be impossible to eat it.
Habitual.
Just like when Han Qi and Zhang Shuhao drank butter tea at a Tibetan home for the first time.
Han Qi adapted quickly, and after a few sips, he felt that the butter tea tasted quite good. However, Zhang Shuhao almost vomited after drinking a cup and setting up a tent outside. However, after drinking too much, he got used to the taste, and gradually
The taste has adapted to the Tibetan style.
This may be why this restaurant has mixed reviews.
The difference between Tibetan food and mainland home-cooked food is not big, but this difference has caused many people to have big misunderstandings when they first came into contact with Tibetan food.
"Holy shit!"
That's what the person next to me said.
Han Qi looked over and heard the man say: "This fried rice is sweet! It also smells like milk."
"Really or not, fried rice is sweet?"
It seems that their experience was very unfriendly... Han Qi went back to finish his lamb chops. The lamb chops were salty and paired with chili noodles, which suited Han Qi's taste, but he imagined that it would taste milky and sweet.
The delicious fried rice...forget it, no matter how adaptable I am, I don’t want to eat it.
The Tibetan pork stewed with matsutake mushrooms was also served. The pork was fat and lean, and the taste was okay. It was not as amazing as the lamb chops.
Overall, Han Qi’s experience was okay. He was very full when he walked out. The situation was different for the few people next to him. Their staple food was ginseng and fruit fried rice. They had not eaten this food after one bite.
After two bites, I satiated my hunger with potato buns and fried pickled radish.
They came out together. One of the girls was envious of Han Qi and the others' delicious food. She asked Han Qi: "How many times have you been here?"
"This is my first time here."
"Is this your first time too? I see that the dishes you ordered are delicious."
Han Qi smiled and said, "Yes, we just arrived in Lhasa today, but we rode here and saw some other Tibetan food along the way."
An uncle said in surprise: "Did you ride here? That's awesome, young man. How long did it take?"
"More than half a month."
Everyone started chatting quickly, but at this time they were all ready to go back, and the two sides were on different roads. They were staying in a Tibetan B&B on Yanjing Road.
The first girl who talked to Han Qi added Han Qi's WeChat account and made an appointment to go shopping in Lhasa these days. Zhang Shuhao didn't come here to play anyway, he had to work, and Han Qi didn't know where to go alone.
where.
There are seven people in this group, four men and three women, ranging in age from 20 to 40 years old. They are netizens and have only known each other for less than ten days.
