Masala chai
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Masala chai 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 in milk and water, and sweetening
Freshly steeped masala chai being poured in a kulhar
Typical spices used for masala chai
A boy in Mysore preparing masala chai: As it is prepared by decoction, preparation usually includes straining tea from the solids.
Spices and cut tea leaves
Tea
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Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which originated in the borderlands of sout
Longjing green tea being infused in a gaiwan
Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from Köhler's Medicinal Plants, 1897
A 19th-century Japanese painting depicting Shennong: Chinese legends credit Shennong with the invention of tea.
Tea with ingredients, China