Talk:Tsampa

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"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...

[edit] 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)