Hello from a newcomer

Hello, I have been visiting this group for a while now and just recently decided to join. Have been a fan of tea. The variety is amazing.Actually it was my mom (who is around 75 yrs old ) who convinced me to switch to tea from coffee. And I am glad I did.

Me and my mom love that chai tea from starbucks. But recently my mom has not been keeping good health and hence has been missing out on her favorite tea. So I started checking online to see if I can get more info on how to make chai tea at home. Found out that chai tea has 4-5 spices and they have to be ground before adding to the tea, etc etc. Well, my mom can't do that !!! Then I found this website supremespice.com which sells spice extracts and they have something called Tea masala extract . I was thrilled. Ordered one, used it and it was wonderful. I just had to add 1-2 drops of that extract to my regular tea. My mom loved it. It actually turned out better than Starbucks chai tea. Someone had posted a question abt what would be good Christmas gift for a tea lover. Well, I know what I am giving my mom. That site also had Cardamom extract and Ginger extract (haven't tried them yet). So I am planning to give my mom the Tea masala, cardamom and ginger extracts so she can enjoy her tea at home.

I was very thrilled about my discovery and thought I should share with all of you. Will be having chai tea instead of eggnog this Christmas :) Cheers, Emma

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EmmaGillmore
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Welcome:)

Chai - Indian tea. I get it sometimes from a really good Indian resturant I go to. It takes them ages to make it, because they do it like they make it in India. In India everyone has their own recipie for Chai spices and they keep it simmering on the stove all day to drink as they make it with a heavy milk base. Chai, because of all the different spice recipies is a tea world to itself.......rather like the pu-erh teas of China or the Oolongs of Taiwan in that regard.

Kat

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KM

Hi Emma!

It would probably be better if you made to your own chai using a low grade Indian tea and spices. There are numerous recipes for Chai out there. Like menudo in Mexican culture, each family has their own recipe for chai in India - with each family claiming theirs is the best.

If I were you, I'd google some recipes and experiment with one that you like. Or make one on your own. If you have a Whole Foods or Central Market (HEB) grocer in your area, you can easily pick up these spices for a reasonable price and make your own Marsala Chai.

Cheers!

Mike

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Mike Fulton

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