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Chai Tea Is My Favourite
If you have never tried a good cup of chai tea, I can't recommend it
enough. Chai teas are some of the most delicious drinks in the world.
Basically, it is a regular old black tea jazzed up in the most spicy,
fascinating way. There is cardamom, cinnamon, perhaps some ginger, and
a bit of black pepper in it. The spices vary, but everywhere it has an
interesting, potent, earthy feel to it. After that, you add a little
bit of cream and sugar – or soy milk if you prefer – and you're good to
go. You don't even need to make it really sweet. The spices themselves
are intoxicating enough that you can get by with only a mild hint of
sweetness. Such is the nature of chai tea.
I
have always been pretty fussy about my coffee shop drinks. A lot of
people will find something anywhere they go, but not me. On the one
hand, I am not a big fan of the traditional cup of Joe. A cup of coffee
to me is a little bit too bitter. I need a little bit more mildness and
sweetness to the flavor, or I just can not drink it. I tried adding
cream and sugar, and it helps a little bit, but it still doesn't taste
good to me. On the other hand, the fancy drinks seem a little bit over
the top to me. I don't need half a pound of sugar, 3 feet of cream, and
a cherry on top. Tea seems a little bland in general, and I don't like
drinking fruit juice. About the only thing that I can always decide on
is chai tea. I can't get enough of it.
I have found that a lot of people who like green tea like chai tea, yet
the two are not very similar. Green teas have a strong, grassy taste to
them. Although they are strongly flavored, as is chai tea, the type of
flavor is much different. They aren't spicy so much as intensely green
and flavorful. Another thing to keep in mind is that chai recipes vary
a lot from place to place. In some places, the emphasis is on the
spice. In others, the emphasis is on the cinnamon and the sweetness. If
you don't like it one place, I strongly encourage you to try it again.
You might find a different cup to be more to your liking.
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