#eveningchai #photooftheday Do you know In ancient India, chai was not the term used for the tea we know today, but for a healing concoction made by brewing herbs and spices, much like the traditional kada. In fact, the earliest chai did not contain any tea leaves, and its recipes differed according to the seasons and available ingredients. As for the question when and where was milk added to tea, tea historians believe that the first iteration of chai with milk was developed by travellers and traders mostly likely from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bengal, people who had easy access to good quality milk. With growing cross-country trade, sweet milky chai soon became the go-to drink, at least for the office bearers (and workers), to sustain a rather long day. Soon, masala chai (chai favoured by aromatic spices) was born and was usually served with a sweet or savoury toast, a hybrid of Indian and British tradition. #foodstagram #chaistories #chai #foodpage #foodphotography #foodcomposition #foodstyling #instalike #foodstagram #foodstories #influencer #foodpage #influencersofinstagram #instahealth #influencersofinstagram #instadaily #foodworld #indianstreetfood #chailover #tea #indiantea #chailovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CPdYJcjFNe-/?utm_medium=tumblr
