Talk:Tsampa

"is a Tibetan staple foodstuff, particularly prominent in the central part of the country."

I know nothing about this. but I was visiting a nomadic family in the east of tibet. And they told me that this was the traditional nomadic food for all tebetians...

Kummel
The article currently reads:
 * Mashes of tsampa and kummel are sometimes applied to toothaches or other sore spots.

What is this "kummel"? I suspect that this article was translated from German, and that this word is actually Kümmel "caraway; cumin." If so I can only guess that we are talking about cumin, because which seems much more likely for Nepal. So I will go ahead and make the change, but if anyone knows better, please take the necessary action, and comment here. Thanks, Iustinus 02:00, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Preparation
The article claimed, "In its simplest form, tsampa may be prepared by...". This is not true. In it's simplest form, tsampa is consumed dry. This is verbalized as "rtsam pa bskam". I have thus changed it to "In its most common form..." 72.94.184.4 21:15, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Funeral use
I query this assertion: "Tsampa-throwing also occurs at most Buddhist funerals, where the action is intended to release the soul of the deceased." Buddhists don't believe in a soul. It's the most subtle level of mind that goes on from life to life. And no-one gets a funeral until all the signs are that the mind has long departed the body ... 202.191.14.7 (talk) 10:24, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Tibetans, in general, probably officially believe in anatta, but folk traditions involving spirits are alive and well. It is quite possible that this is simply a tradition outside the purview of official Buddhist doctrine. --Gimme danger (talk) 10:52, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Mandarin translations
Is there a reason Mandarin translations are necessary for terms like barley flour and rice flour? The Mandarin name for tsampa is reasonable since it's a widely spoken language in Tibet but to the extent this is a food traditionally eaten by the Tibetan ethnic group, for whom Mandarin is not a mother tongue, it seems unnecessary to give Mandarin names for the particular ingredients, especially since they aren't etymologically related to the name of the food, which is the case for the Tibetan word for barley. I will go ahead and remove the superfluous Mandarin terms.--68.175.35.188 (talk) 16:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

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