Chai: The Spice Tea of India (Paperback)

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Product Description

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.

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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 latte 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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580171664
• ISBN-13: 978-1580171663
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #334,577 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	[e-mail] (Kansas, USA) - See all my reviews

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.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	readsy (texas) - See all my reviews

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