Tubo is a savory evening gruel made of lumps of wheat flour, tsamba, dried meat and a tuber called yuangen. Travelers usually bring dried meat, tsamba, and tea for foods. Tea is a necessity. Fu Tea in Hunan, Tou Tea in Yuannan and Ta Tea in Szechwan. Tibetan tea drinking forms a special tea culture.
Simple tea is boiled tea without any additive.
Milk tea is also called sweet tea. It is an imitation of English tea and Indian tea. Butter tea, a Tibetan specialty, is made by putting hot boiled tea and a dash of salt into a tall and slender churn, adding a pat of butter, and finally stirring the mixture heavily until the tea and butter are well blended. Barley beer is made of barley, slightly sour, and resembles the ordinary beer. It is necessary in the weddings and the funerals.