Delicious Tibetan Cuisine
Food Van
Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex
Healthy, Fresh & Delicious Tibetan Food
I’m 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 allow me to share them with you. Taste has the power to evoke memories and emotions.
Our food van is at Ely Market in Cambridgeshire every Saturday & Sunday, with regular monthly pitches in Saffron Walden, Northstowe Green and Wintringham. We also travel to festivals and events throughout the year, bringing our authentic food to all! We also offer catering for private functions.
Contact us: 07876 720 633 | tibetflavour@gmail.com
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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 sauce/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, well-equipped modern food van/truck lets us easily attend markets, festivals, and events across East Anglia. We also have a food tent, giving us complete flexibility.
We can offer private catering services if you’d like to add a Tibetan ‘flavour’ to your party or special event!
T: 07876 720 633 | E: tibetflavour@gmail.com
Sharing our History
I am very honoured to share my family’s traditions and my country’s heritage.
My wife, Sertso, and I hope that when we cook and serve our customers, the tastes of our past create joyful memories and emotions for you too.
Sharing food with family and friends bonds us all together and is a moment we should treasure.
T: 07876 720 633 | E: tibetflavour@gmail.com
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 my parents uttered before dawn penetrated my ears while I slept deeply, 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 its periodic growth, which occurs only at particular times. “Are you going to make Momo tonight, Ama?”
My memories are nourished by those periodic moments of wild garlic and the Tibetan momos 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 haunts me through every corner of my life. It feels like it was only yesterday.
I cannot bring my childhood memories into reality, nor 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.
Healthy Food & Hygiene 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 (Saturdays and Sundays)
Monthly Weekdays
Contact us
Phone | Email
07876 720 633 | tibetflavour@gmail.com
We are also available for private functions and events.