Food:
Cuisines of Ladakh are based on the agricultural practice and the availability of crops in the high altitude land. The crops that are grown by the local people enable them to maintain a distinct food habit.
Several kinds of beverages are quite popular amongst the Ladakhis. One of the most famous and favourite such beverage of the Ladakhis is `chang.` Another drink that has gained popularity among the local people is `gur-gur` tea, the butter-tea consumed in one form or another by all the Tibetan peoples. The Ladakhis are particular about using fresh, not rancid butter. This is added with salt and milk to a well-boiled infusion of tea to which a little bicarbonate of soda has been added. The mixture is then churned in a churn or `gur-gur` (the word is onomatopoeic) till all the ingredients are well blended. `Gur-gur` tea is made in bulk, can be kept hot, traditionally in a decorative copper pot on a charcoal brazier and more often in the prosaic thermos. This special kind of tea is drunk in enormous quantities by the Ladakhis, thirty or forty cups a day being quite a normal quota. It is both warming and nourishing, particularly when mixed with `tsampa` and is altogether a comforting drink in a cold climate.
As per the Ladakhi tradition, the guest in a Ladakhi house is offered either `chang` or `gur-gur` tea. Etiquette demands that the host should never let the guest`s cup be less than full; conversely, it is polite on the guest`s part to refrain from drinking until the host is ready to give her a refill. Accordingly, the guest does not touch her drink until the attendant returns with the jug and urges the guest on. It is as well for the visitor who is hoping for an entree into Ladakhi homes to acquire a taste for these two beverages.

Culture:
The culture of Ladakh has carried on the living heritage to the western Himalayas and the culture very much resembles the Tibetan culture. This rich cultural heritage of Ladakh is reflected on various aspects of life of Ladakhis as well as the architecture (monuments and monasteries), food, festivals, celebrations etc. The influence of India and Tibet are followed in the architectural establishments of Ladakh. Moreover, the monastic architecture of Ladakh ruminates a deeply Buddhist approach. Furthermore, one of the most important elements of the cultural life of Ladakh is the religious mask dances. The dances are the theatrical representation of the fight between good and evil. The rich oral literature of songs and poems for every occasion, and local versions of the Kesar Saga, the Tibetan national epic occupies an eminent part of the secular culture. A very important part of the traditional life of the people of eastern Ladakh is weaving tradition. Apart from region and social tradition, the Ladakh is carry admiration for sports like ice hockey, Cricket, Archery, Polo which are considered to be the traditional sports of this community. In addition to these, people of Ladakh have mastered the conception and application of Tibetan medicine, which is a fusion of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, combined with the philosophy and cosmology of Tibetan Buddhism.

Language:
Ladakhi is the main language of Ladakh; other languages spoken are Balti, Shina, Brokshat and Changshat. In hotels and restaurants staff speak English and Hindi, while tourist guides are well versed with the language.