Description
- Flavored Chai tea that you can enjoy again and again! You will really enjoy the special aroma and taste!
- No fillers.
- Manufacturer: TerraVita
- Size: 25 tea bags
- Herbal Tea Bags - Packed in a convenient upright pouch!
Chai is such an integral part of Indian culture that it is virtually impossible to avoid when traveling through any part of the Indian sub-continent. Even when fresh cold drinking water cannot be found, you will inevitably encounter a chai-wallah, or chai seller, yelling out, "chayee! chayee!" - While riding the rails in India, the call of the chai wallah can be heard at every stop proffering their delicious hot drink. It is not uncommon for a chai-wallah to board a train in the middle of the night and wake up passengers to sell chai. The chai arrives in small clay cups that customers throw from the train windows when finished! - Indian chai is typically made using a rich black tea, usually an Assam, and brewing it in heavy milk with cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and pepper. The drink produces a warm soothing effect and engenders a wonderfully calming effect on the body. We've taken the soothing aspect of this blend one step furth - Creamy Madagascar vanilla notes combined with Malabar Coast spices - Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teabag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes (for true "chayee chayee" steep at least 7 minutes). While the tea is brewing prepare your cup to receive the chai - put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the cup and add milk (about 20%) of the cup's volume. When the chai is ready - pour into your cup. - Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teabags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the bags. Add ice, milk and top-up the pitcher