Butter bucket [a specialty of Suoxian County, Xizang]

What is a butter bucket? Authentic Xizang Suoxian Specialty: Butter Barrel? This article is a special article that introduces in detail the specialty of Suoxian County in Xizang - Butter Barrel. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Website after consulting and collecting relevant information about the Butter Barrel. It takes about 3 minutes to read the full text, mainly including the basic introduction of the Butter Barrel and the manufacturing method of the Butter Barrel

Basic introduction of butter barrel

Butter barrel is the most basic daily utensil located in Tibetan areas. There are two types of butter barrels: one is a barrel for extracting butter from milk, called "Xuedong". This type of barrel is relatively large, about 1.3 meters high, and has a diameter of nearly 0.33 meters. It is a commonly seen butter barrel in pastoral areas; One type is a household butter bucket, called "Xuedong" in Tibetan. This bucket is smaller than "Xuedong", about 1 meter high, and about 16 centimeters in diameter. Some butter barrels are very small, only over 30 centimeters high, suitable for use when going out

Method of making butter bucket

Butter bucket - whether it is "Xue Dong" or "Jia Dong", it is generally composed of two parts. Part of it is barrels; Part of it is a mixer called "Jialuo". The production of butter barrels is very particular. The barrel is surrounded by wooden boards, with a generally large diameter at the top and bottom, copper leather hoops on the periphery, and copper lace on both ends, which can be decorated with various patterns, appearing exquisite and generous. The production of the "Jialuo" mixer is relatively simple. First, make a round wooden board slightly smaller than the barrel mouth. Drill four small holes with a diameter of four centimeters on the board so that liquid and gas can flow up and down through the holes when stirring inside the barrel. At the center of the circular plate, there is a wooden handle that is half a foot longer than the barrel. The wooden handle is also wrapped in copper around the handle as a decoration for the butter barrel