Yugur and Tibetan cuisine: "Yugur and Tibetan cuisine" Matisi Restaurant Tip by mke1963

There are eleven restaurants around the village and up the main valley, and all focus on the local Yugur and especially Tibetan cuisine, which includes a lot of Tibetan tea with butter, cheese and flour mixed in. As Matisi already attracts tourists in good numbers, some of the restaurants have been developed as entertainment centres and include dancing, remember that this provides much needed local employment for young people. One of the local dance troupes performs Yugur, Tibetan and even Mongolian dances in other cities of the province.

The immediate surroundings of the eleven restaurant tents is scruffy, but this is all being cleaned up in 2006.

Favorite Dish: The baked mutton which just falls off the bone.

Comparison: about average
Price: less than US$10
Rating: 4
Theme: Local