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The tea mixed with ''tsampa'' is called Pah. Individual portions of the mixture are kneaded in a small bowl, formed into balls and eaten. Some cities of the Fukui prefecture in Japan have food similar to ''tsampa'', where concentrated tea is mixed with grain flour. However, the tea may or may not be made of tea bricks. | The tea mixed with ''tsampa'' is called Pah. Individual portions of the mixture are kneaded in a small bowl, formed into balls and eaten. Some cities of the Fukui prefecture in Japan have food similar to ''tsampa'', where concentrated tea is mixed with grain flour. However, the tea may or may not be made of tea bricks. | ||
In parts of Mongolia and central Asia, a mixture of ground tea bricks, grain flours and boiling water is eaten directly. It has been suggested that tea eaten whole provides needed | In parts of Mongolia and central Asia, a mixture of ground tea bricks, grain flours and boiling water is eaten directly. It has been suggested that tea eaten whole provides needed roughage normally lacking in the diet. | ||
== Use as currency == | == Use as currency == | ||
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* [http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet/tibetan-food-recipes/po-chu.html Tibetan Butter Tea Recipe by YoWangdu] | * [http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet/tibetan-food-recipes/po-chu.html Tibetan Butter Tea Recipe by YoWangdu] | ||
[[Category:Tea]] | [[Category:Tea]] | ||
[[Category:Tea culture]] | [[Category:Tea culture]] | ||