Chai and green tea come from the same plant but are made differently. Chai uses fully oxidized black tea plus spices (often with milk), while green tea is minimally processed. Chai is higher in ...

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I remember jumping up to sit on the kitchen counter one afternoon. My five-year-old self wants to watch my mother making chai. She pushes me away from the gas stove but I am indignant and refuse to ...

Tea is the most popular drink across the globe, after water. To celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of the drink, the United Nations designated May 21 as ...

Add some sugar and spice to your life with masala chai, a delicious tea with a fascinating history and surprising health benefits. Sweet cinnamon, peppery cardamom, and robust black tea tingle along ...

My home state of Tamil Nadu, at the southern end of India, is famous for its coffee. “Filter kaapi,” as we call it, is the definitive drink, hot, milky, bitter with chicory, and served in an iconic ...

Within the broad world of tea, chai stands apart for its deep connection to South Asian food culture, where black tea, milk and sweetener meet a fragrant blend of spices that can vary from one ...

When I traveled to Kashmir to research my latest book, On the Himalayan Trail, I ate so many great dishes: everything from the thick, spice-laden flatbread known as bakarkhani to the richly flavored ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Karmel cooks and writes about food drink and travel. Nov 15, 2021, 06:00am EST This article is more than 4 years old.