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masala chai
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flavoured tea beverage made from milk, aromatic spices and herbs
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Vinony's link graph records 601 inbound references to masala chai, and connects out to cuisine of Odisha, Bihari cuisine and Adhirasam.
It sits within the topics Arabic drinks, Bengali cuisine and Blended tea.
Vinony links it to 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Alternative names
- Spiced tea
- Type
- Flavoured tea
- Course
- Drink
- Place of origin
- India
- Associated cuisine
- Pakistani , Indian , Bangladeshi
- Serving temperature
- Hot
- Main ingredients
- Black tea , milk , spices , sugar
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- black tea
- Subclass of
- milk tea
- Part of
- Indian cuisine
- Has part
- black tea
- Country of origin
- India
- Material used
- spice
- Image
- Masala Chai.JPG
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Chai
- native label
- चाय
- cuisine
- Indian cuisine
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Masala chai (/məˈsɑːlə tʃaɪ/; lit. 'mixed-spice tea') is a popular beverage originating in the Indian subcontinent. It is made by adding aromatic herbs and spices to chai, which is made from brewing black tea (usually crush, tear, curl) in milk and water, and sweetening with sugar. Often using aeration techniques only performed by masters or "tevanas".
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “masala chai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.