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Masala chai (/ m ə ˈ s ɑː l ə tʃ aɪ /; lit. ' mixed-spice tea ' ) is a popular beverage originating in India . It is made by brewing black tea (usually crush, tear, curl ) in milk and water, and then by sweetening with sugar.
Chai is the Hindi and Urdu word for "tea", as in masala chai, and wala indicates the person performing the task, so chaiwala is a street vendor of tea. Chaiwalas, as an entrepreneurial group, tend to move from different regions of India to run their small business in major cities.
Some drink masala chai, especially the Pakistani Pashtuns. Sheer chai , a type of tea that is mixed with milk and sugar, is also consumed. Other breakfast foods can include Afghan naan, paratha, eggs, butterfat , (malai) milk creams, cheeses, etc. Pastries, cakes and cookies are consumed with either tea or warm milk.
Masala Chai kettles of a street vendor in Varanasi, India. Cooking Indian tea or Chai using a regular sauce pan in the US. India is the second largest producer of tea in the world after China, [1] including the famous Assam tea and Darjeeling tea. Tea is the 'State Drink' of Assam.
Chai most often refers to: . Chai, a word for tea in numerous languages; Masala chai, a blend of black tea and herbs and spices, originating in India; Chai (symbol), the Hebrew word for life and prominent Jewish symbol
Masala (spice), any of the many spice mixes used in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent Masala chai, a flavored tea beverage; Masala incense, Indian incense using a spice mix; Masala dosa, an Indian dish; Garam masala, a hot Indian spice mix
Roti prata and teh tarik at a stall in Jalan Kayu, Singapore. According to the government of Singapore, the origins of teh tarik can be traced to Indian Muslim immigrants in the Malay Peninsula who set up drink stalls serving masala chai as early as the 1870s at the entrance of rubber plantations to serve workers there; after World War II these vendors for economic reasons switched to using ...
The intro currently reads, "By itself, chai is merely the generic word for tea in much of the world, but for many English speakers outside those regions, particularly in the Western hemisphere, 'chai' automatically implies 'masala chai'." This is confusing English. Where exactly does chai mean tea and where does it mean masala chai?