Many Tibetans are homesick of the smell of Tibetan butter. Photoed by Chegan. The ornament of a Tibetan woman. Tibetans are beautiful. Photoed by Chegan.
Yaks provide transportation, milk and meat.
In the Tibetan branch of Buddhism, it is alright to eat meat. Traditionally, fish and bird are classified as worms, and vegetables are considered to be weeds. Both were not edible. Now, more and more people have started to eat fish, chicken and vegetables. Due to the lack of fuel, especially firewood, in the high plateau, meats are sometimes wind dried and eaten raw, much as in the customs of Eskimos.