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xenith(Re)discovered chai recently.
A few years back at Festivale, we were giving a sample of something rather nice & creamy but I couldn't remember the name of it.
I've seen the chai stuff around a lot lately and wondered if it was the same stuff. It's usually together with green tea, which I don't really care for so I haven't really bothered with checking it out.
In a cafe in Brisbane, I wanted some tea but all they had was Earl Grey, some herbal stuff & chai. It seemed like a good time to try it.
And it was the same stuff. Yah.
Bought a box of vanilla chai tea bags at the supermarket. When I got home, discovered it was decaffienated, from a "health food" line. Bah. I like it very much, hardly any left, but tea requires caffiene.
I bought a second box,Liptons that had caffiene but I don't like it that much. Maybe it's the vanilla that makes the difference. Or it needs something that I'm not doing to it.
Supermarket, of course, didn't have much of a choice. Our regular one didn't have the vanilla one. Will have to look into this stuff a bit more.
A few years back at Festivale, we were giving a sample of something rather nice & creamy but I couldn't remember the name of it.
I've seen the chai stuff around a lot lately and wondered if it was the same stuff. It's usually together with green tea, which I don't really care for so I haven't really bothered with checking it out.
In a cafe in Brisbane, I wanted some tea but all they had was Earl Grey, some herbal stuff & chai. It seemed like a good time to try it.
And it was the same stuff. Yah.
Bought a box of vanilla chai tea bags at the supermarket. When I got home, discovered it was decaffienated, from a "health food" line. Bah. I like it very much, hardly any left, but tea requires caffiene.
I bought a second box,Liptons that had caffiene but I don't like it that much. Maybe it's the vanilla that makes the difference. Or it needs something that I'm not doing to it.
Supermarket, of course, didn't have much of a choice. Our regular one didn't have the vanilla one. Will have to look into this stuff a bit more.
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Date: 2006-05-13 03:53 am (UTC)(Another fringe benefit of being engaged to an indian princess: getting told off for using hindi words incorrectly!)
Speaking of indian teas, you should try to make kahva (Not to be confused with the Kava of the Pacific region). To quote Mr. Tea:
"a drink specific to the Kashmir region of India, called Kahva. Also known as "Kehvi" or "Mogil Chai," this concoction combines tea leaves with almonds, cardamom seeds, cinnamon stalks, and ample amounts of sugar. Unlike Masala Chai (the "Chai" that most Americans are familiar with), Kahva is almost always made with green tea and served without milk."
It usually gets dragged out any time we have a special occasion and it's very nice. Rich and spicy but takes some effort to prepare.
Signed,
Your Dear Brother.
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Date: 2006-05-13 05:24 am (UTC)I thought that might get a comment from you ;)
I'll keep an eye out for the kahva, but there being this shortage of places to buy tea in Launceston...