Higher classification Barley | Rank Subspecies | |
Scientific name Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare Similar Chhaang, Tsampa, Barley, Butter tea, Yak butter | ||
Highland barley, Tibetan barley or Himalayan barley (Tibetan: ནས་; Wylie: nas; Chinese: 青稞; qīngkē, or 藏青稞; zàng qīngkē) is the principal cereal cultivated on the Tibetan Plateau, used mainly to make milk tea, tsampa and alcohol.
Today, it is used to make beer (Lhasa Beer), flour, bread, cakes or noodles.
In Chinese vocabulary there are thee associated varieties:
References
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