British

British cookery has been much maligned and has improved dramatically in the restaurants and country inns in the past decade.

Traditional British cuisine is substantial, yet simple and wholesome. The Brits have long believed in four meals a day. Their fare has been influenced by the traditions and tastes from different parts of the British Empire: teas from Ceylon and chutney, kedgeree, and mull

Tibetan

Tibetan cuisine is divided into two types: those of the pastoral and farming areas. The pastoral nomads basically consume meat and milk. Mutton and other types of meat, sometimes dried, are eaten in winter, while yogurt and cheese in summer. These foods are rich in protein and calories, but greasy. Green tea usually accompanies Tibetan meals. The farming population is fond of Zamba (roasted Qingke

Iranian

Rice is the staple food and the Iranians cook it superbly. Dishes include chelo khoresh (rice topped with vegetables and meat in a nut sauce), polo chele (pilau rice), polo sabzi (pilau rice cooked with fresh herbs), polo chirin (sweet-sour saffron-colored rice with raisins, almonds and orange), adas polo (rice, lentils and meat), morgh polo (chicken and pilau rice), chelo kababs (rice with skewer