Pickle Soup

Pickle Soup

　　When visiting a Tibetan family, you’re usually served pickle soup. The soup tastes great, helps adjust your palate, stimulates your appetite, increases gastric acid secretion, and improves digestion. In addition, eating pickles can induce more sweating—some people break into a sweat after eating it—which can help prevent colds.

　　Making pickles is quite simple: take ordinary vegetable leaves, boil them until nearly cooked, then remove and let them cool. After that, place them in a jar or wooden barrel, add a little cold water, seal it well, and keep it in a cool place. In about a week, the pickles are ready. Tibetans usually start making pickles when spring comes, and make the most of them in summer and autumn.