The official start of the Tibetan New Year is this Friday, 16th February. The first month of the Tibetan year marks the early spring season,

Do you know the backstory of Taste Tibet? We started out making momos in our small family kitchen for farmers markets and small-scale events. Before

My hands are my most important commodity. This week one of our menu boards fell hard onto my left thumb. It hurt a lot, but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOAfyNMyJM4 Dates and numbers are a wonderfully fluid thing in Tibet. For the record, I don’t know my actual date of birth. In fact, I’m

Post from the heart. Our Taste Tibet pop up started last Thursday at East Oxford bakery cafe Silvie, and it was massive! Yeshi says he

Amazing news for momo fans! This Thursday, January 11th, marks the first of a new regular Taste Tibet pop-up night at East Oxford bakery cafe

The people of Oxford have spoken. You guys love Taste Tibet, and Taste Tibet is expanding to meet demand! We need to put together a

Have you resolved to find a new job in 2018, or to take up a new hobby? The bad news is that nobody is going

When I first met Yeshi in India he was sharing a room with a friend in central McLeod Ganj. It was a very humble abode

Baby it’s cold outside! Probably not the best time of year to visit Tibet, the so-called roof of the world. Or is it? Don’t tell

“What do you do with all the leftovers?” People are often amazed at the amount of food we have cooking at our regular stall in

Our regular customers may think they know the answer, but let’s backtrack a little. History and word origin Momo is a Tibetan word to describe

There is nothing so polarising at our stall as coriander – the Marmite of Himalayan herbs. I had no idea how much emotion a little

People of Oxford! Taste Tibet will be serving up our mouthwatering Himalayan curries and legendary momo dumplings this weekend (Nov 17-19) at the Oxford Christmas

Touch wood and all, but our kids seem to stave off sickness better than most kids. My mum says that when I was little the

This Wednesday, November 1st, is World Vegan Day. Come and see us in Oxford’s Gloucester Green market for an amazing vegan spread! But what of

One of my earliest discoveries upon arrival in Oxford was how much people here love their allotments. In the days before Taste Tibet, when our

Tibetan thukpa, aka “the BEST noodles I’ve ever had“, are this week’s special at our market stall in Gloucester Green. Thank you to @eatingwithemmy for

People often ask us if curry is really a Tibetan thing. Those who have visited Tibet always remember momos and yak butter tea, but most

Students! Welcome (back) to Oxford! Did you know that Taste Tibet offers you 10% off everything at our Gloucester Green Market stall every single week?

Oxford, we are so excited! This Wednesday, September 27th, Taste Tibet is returning to Gloucester Green market after a long summer break. To celebrate, we

Let’s hit with the bad news first: our stall in Oxford’s Gloucester Green Market is now on hold for the summer. Our weekly Wednesday pitch

Tibetan people love to party, and there’s nothing they love more than a party in nature. The winters are long and harsh in Tibet, but

Our momos are beginning their travels! This week we are off to Cambridge for the Queen’s College Ball. There’s a clash with our regular Wednesday

Food packaging is one of the few things that really gets our goat. Anyone who has visited the market in Oxford’s Gloucester Green at the

These are troubled times, and this month, the most important festival for Taste Tibet is not Glastonbury, but Saga Dawa, or the “million multiplier” festival.

The newest member of Team Taste Tibet is Aisling Dunne. We know Aisling from years back. We met when we were living in Beijing, where

Blenheim Palace is a meaningful location for me and Yeshi. When we got married I was eight months pregnant with our son Leo, so we

Most people get this stuff together long before they launch their business, but Taste Tibet started in a hurry, and we have been so busy

Taste Tibet is growing! Nobody likes a queue, so starting this Wednesday we are expanding our stall in Oxford’s Gloucester Green market to include more

In Tibet there are more yaks than there are people, and they are important companions who provide all the basic requirements for human life on

Regular visitors to our stall in Oxford’s Gloucester Green may already be familiar with this smiling face. The new addition to the Taste Tibet team

Last week we gave a brief intro to dal, and in particular to mug dal, which is the dal we use to accompany all the

It is amazing how many people are scared of dal. You wouldn’t believe what a few lentils can do to a grown man! We serve

Since ancient times, traditional Tibetan healers have used natural formulas to promote health and longevity. Mushrooms play a key role in Tibetan medicine, as they

Do you stop to consider where your salt comes from, and how it is formed? Salt is one of the most common substances on earth,

In Tibetan medicine, food is seen as a way to cure disease and to maintain a healthy body. In particular, spices are considered to have

Oh, spring! Oxford is so beautiful at this time of year, and every time I see the blossom out on the trees I get thrown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU_mkMJrx7I The Taste Tibet momo is the talk of Oxford town, which is saying something in a city that does well for dumplings. What is

Great news for fans of Taste Tibet! We are starting up a Saturday stall in Oxford’s Gloucester Green market, beginning this weekend (04/03/17). We gave