Michelle Obama gets a taste of Tibet in China
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First lady Michelle Obama receives a Tibetan scarf as she arrives at a Tibetan restaurant for lunch in Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan province on March 26, 2014.
(Photo : Andy Wong AFP/Getty Images)
Among all the superlatives and breathless praise visitors lavish on Tibet, few involve its largely forgettable food. In a tough climate, on the roof of the world, most meals comprise tsampa, a tasteless dough made from roasted barley flour and yak butter.
But Michelle Obama, accompanied by her mother and daughters, was not only promoting a little-known cuisine Wednesday lunchtime with her controversial choice of a Tibetan restaurant as the final stop of the first ever solo trip to China by a U.S. First Lady.
L’auteur semble ne pas trop apprécier la gastronomie tibétaine…
Rien à dire pour le gouvernement chinois, tout se passe sous sa bienveillante égide…
The state-owned restaurant, opened last year, sits inside a hotel founded in 1956 by the Chinese government of Tibet. “I have a deep feeling towards Tibet, I am half Tibetan,” said Shi. “I like Tibetan food, especially butter tea. I am glad Michelle also likes it.”