Delicious Tibetan Cuisine
Food Van
in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex
Healthy, Fresh & Delicious Tibetan Food
My name is Tenzin, I was born and raised in a rural nomadic Tibetan community, where my mother’s cooking was the heart of our household.
Today, I bring that heart and soul to ‘Tibet Flavour’, my kitchen in Cambridge. Using my mother’s ingredients and recipes, I create dishes that satisfy my desire to recall deeply ingrained memories of flavours and also allows me to share them with you. Remember the power of taste in evoking memories and emotions.
Our food van is at Ely Market in Cambridgeshire every Saturday & Sunday, and we attend many other festivals & events too. We also offer catering for private functions
Contact us to find out more.
07876 720 633 or tibetflavour@gmail.com
Beef & Veggie Momos
Our intricately-folded beef or veggie momos are lovingly made with scrumptious fresh ingredients and delightful flavours. Served with garlic, soy sauce, fresh coriander and homemade chilli sauce/oil (sepen).
Meat & Veggie Curries
Delight your taste buds with our aromatic curries, noodles or flavourful lentil dahl dishes. Beef, lamb, chicken or veggie choices are available. Served with basmati rice, fresh coriander and homemade chilli oil (sepen).
Himalayan Spiced Vegan Tea
Try an Indian-inspired spiced tea with cinnamon, cardamon, ginger and other delicious spices served with soya milk. Tea is an important part of our culture. Back home, when you visit someone’s house you will always be given a cup of steaming tea.
Our Food Van
Our beautiful and well-equipped modern food van, allows us to easily attend markets, festivals and events across East Anglia. We also have a food tent providing us with complete flexibility.
We can offer private catering services, should you wish to add a Tibetan ‘flavour’ to your party or special event!
Sharing our History
I am very honoured to share my family’s traditions and my country’s heritage.
With my wife, Sertso, when we cook and serve our customers, we hope that the tastes from our past will create joyful memories and emotions in you too.
Sharing food with family and friends bonds us all together and are moments we should treasure.
Our Story
May all beings be happy and have the cause of happiness.
May they be free from suffering and the cause of suffering.
May they never be parted from sorrowless bliss.
May they dwell in equanimity without attachment and hatred to those near and far.
A daily prayer uttered by my parents before dawn penetrated my ears while I was in a deep sleep, wrapped in my lamb-skinned Tibetan robe. As usual, my mum continues her regular chores in the tent while preparing Tsampa (roasted barley flour) for everyone. “Tenzin, wake up and drive the yaks up to the mountain and get some wild garlic on the way back.”
“Wild Garlic” is a traditional plant which is more commonly utilised as an ingredient in my village throughout the late spring and early summer.
This plant is ingrained in my childhood memories because of its distinct flavour and periodic growth that occurs only at particular times. “Are you going to make Momo tonight, Ama?”
My memories are nourished by those periodical moments of wild garlic collections and Tibetan Momos that Mom made. Even after so many years, I still remember the places where wild garlic grew the most, the slippery slopes where I would risk getting hurt for a handful of them, and running like a rabbit when chased by the roaming dogs in the field!
These memories have followed me like a shadow throughout my journey to the West. Even after twenty years in the diaspora, the flavour of Mom’s cooking still has haunted me through every corner of my life. It feels like it was only yesterday.
I cannot bring my childhood memories into reality, neither can I bring the physical wild garlic to where I reside. However, I can recreate the flavours that are rooted in those memories and share them with those around me.
Tashi Delek, and may all the auspicious goodness be with you.
A true taste of Tibet!
‘Tibet Flavour’ is a truly unique food experience and brings a little slice of traditional Tibetan cuisine to the UK. Our food is colourful, healthy, homemade and fresh with delicious flavours and spices.
Visit our food van and experience our Himalayan curries and momos for yourself!
Healthy Food & Standards
Ensuring healthy food is produced and food hygiene is achieved are very important to us.
As well as creating deliciously healthy food, our kitchen is rated ‘Five’ by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for food hygiene.
FIND US
Weekends
Ely Market, Cambridgeshire (Saturdays and Sundays)
Contact us
Phone | Email
07876 720 633 | tibetflavour@gmail.com