Winnowing the grain

Monday 10th September.

The most important grain crop in Tibet is barley. It is the staple diet and is used to make tsampa, (barley flour). Tsampa is used to make everything from porridge to beer.

Another important grain is millet, which provides Tibetans with cooking oil, as well as straw to make brooms. We stopped on the side of the road to watch these men and women winnowing the millet.