Not really edible, but these are mar (yak butter) sculptures! The ones pictured here were at the Tibetan-Mongolian Cultural Center in Bloomington. Monks dip their hands into icy water while shaping and coloring the butter, so their fingers are numb while working. Usually they are made for special occasions like Losar (Tibetan New Year), but this year Losar was not celebrated in protest of the violence that has exploded in Tibet recently.
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this blog post is all learning. and yak butter fun
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