Bulletproof Coffee may have been the hottest breakfast craze of the 2010s, but in Tibet, putting butter in your morning beverage is a centuries-long tradition. In the cold, high-altitude ...

“So the milk and butter we use come from the dri, a female animal.” Milk is then added to the brew to balance the taste: the lighter the tea, the less milk that is added and vice vers ...

When people would use those blocks to brew a pot of tea, they would add salt. Salt is a staple for making some teas in Tibet today, as well. One popular recipe, known as yak butter tea ...

spread thickly with butter, topped with Polish ham and sliced cucumbers. This was always served with black tea that was sweetened with a cherry syrup, a recipe Ola’s mom had brought with her ...