Chai: The Spice Tea of India [Paperback]

Diana Rosen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 1999

This flavorful combination of black tea and rich spices is now the up-and-coming

beverage trend. Rosen uncovers its history along with recipes for making and cooking with chai and serving suggestions for tea celebrations. Readers will find variations like herbal chai, iced chai, and chai cappuccino, plus recipes for masala cake, cardamom cookies, and chai scones.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Discover the sumptuous flavors, rich traditions, and healing powers of chai!

Spirited blends of spices such as anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves transform black tea into the rich, full-bodied elixir that has been enjoyed in India for centuries. As a warm, creamy treat with milk and honey or chilled as a summer cooler, healthful chai is the perfect beverage for any occasion.

In Chai you'll find:

-- 22 recipes for chai spice blends and variations from chai latt, to iced herbal chai

-- Stories of the chai experience from India and throughout the world

-- Recipes for chai scones, cookies, cakes, and more

-- Ayurvedic health benefits of chai spices

About the Author

Diana Rosen has a special interest in the traditions of world cultures and practices that enhance spirituality in everyday life. Her previous books include The Book of Green Tea, Chai, Steeped in Tea, and Taking Time for Tea.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580171664
• ISBN-13: 978-1580171663
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #679,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

DIANA ROSEN

As a passionate enthusiast of fine specialty tea, I've explored its history, customs, and charms in several books, amplified by two trips to India. Next on the agenda, Japan and China!

In the meantime, I write! Of my 13 books (so far) six involve tea, and other topics include coffee (yes, I'm bi-beverage), ice cream, Social Security, Incense and with the delightful Deborah Felder, 50 Jewish Women Who Changed the World (but enough about me.) I'm a facilitor for freewrite classes, coach and editor for other writers, and contribute prolifically to various web sites on food, beverage, and lifestyle topics.

I play mah jongg at the slightest invitation, and host locals and tourists at the incredible historic landmark, the Los Angeles Central Library, as a docent. Whenever you visit LA, come see us! www.lapl.org

In between time, as a lover of my adopted hometown, Los Angeles, I enjoy all its cultural icons: movies, theatre, museums, Art Deco and Beaux Arts architecture, and an occasional premiere or two.

If you've enjoyed any of my books or want to ask me questions, just write
[e-mail] or follow me on twitter@dianarosen or on facebook!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, January 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Chai: The Spice Tea of India (Paperback)

This is a fine book for any tea lover. My only quibble is with the recipes using a 14 ounce can of unsweetened condensed milk. The only milk that comes in that size is the Eagle Brand type which IS sweetened. I made the recipes with the sweetened milk and they taste fine. I think it is a typo, but I may be wrong.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chai, The Spice Tea of India, February 19, 2000

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This review is from: Chai: The Spice Tea of India (Paperback)

After living in India for 12 years (1971-1983) this delightful book brought back so many wonderful memories that were so strong you could almost taste them. Diana Rosen has done an excellent job of blending the romantic culture with the traditions of making and serving tea that transcends all classes and castes of the India subcontinent. After reading 'Chai' I have order six more copies as gifts for my close friends. Everyone who enjoys a cup of tea, and what it can bring, will love this tasty and instructive book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lovely book, October 29, 2008

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This review is from: Chai: The Spice Tea of India (Paperback)

This is lovely little book. The anecdotes and details about chai and its origins are almost as warming as the tea itself.