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Noon chai (Kashmiri pronunciation: [nuːnɨ t͡ʃaːj]), also called Kashmiri tea, pink tea, gulabi chai, [1] Namkeen chai (pronounced [namkiːn t͡ʃaːj]), [2] [better source needed] and Sheer chai ([ʃiːrʲ t͡ʃaːj]) [3] is a traditional tea beverage originating in Kashmir.
The word Kahwah in Kashmiri means "sweetened tea", though the word also seems to be related to the Turkish word for coffee (kahve) which in turn might be derived from the Arabic word "qahwah." Traditionally, Kashmiris have always referred to kahwa as Mogul chai. Meaning this tea was introduced in the valley back then by the Mughal emperors.
Chai (Persian: چای chay) [18] might have been derived from Northern Chinese pronunciation of chá, [19] which passed overland to Central Asia and Persia, where it picked up the Persian ending -yi before passing on to Russian, Arabic, Turkish, etc. [4] [2] The chai pronunciation first entered English either via Russian or Arabic in the early ...
cardamom (nich auleh) — the seeds, derived after crushing the pods, can be used in curries such as yakhean, qaliya, and also in teas such as kahwah and sheer/noon chai. [195] bay leaf (tej pata) — most commonly used for rice polav and biryani dishes in Kashmir. [196] black pepper (marts) — both fruit and seed are used. [196]
Dried lime tea, also known as chai noomi basra, noomi basra tea or loomi tea, is a type of herbal tea made from dried limes that is traditional to Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. [ 1 ] Preparation
Arabic tea (Arabic: شاي عربي, romanized: šāy ʿarabiyy, (pronounced shay ⓘ, is a variety of hot teas popular throughout the Arab world. It is commonly served to guests and business partners at meetings and social events , and has been drunk by Arab people for centuries.
Tea as a drink was first consumed in China and the earliest extant mention of tea in literature is the Classic of Poetry, although the ideogram used (荼) in these texts can also designate a variety of plants, such as sowthistle and thrush.
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