chai is the blood of india. we drink lots of it every day. india runs through our veins.
every morning around 7:30, our neighbor gives us a little over a quarter gallon of milk from his many cows. i have yet to see the neighbor drop off the milk, and i question his existence, but there is the troubling fact that milk does keep showing up...
the milk is boiled, all of it, early in the morning before it is used for anything. although there are many debates about raw milk, cows, in india at least, carry some strains of tuberculosis; we simply cannot risk that.
later, when it is time for tea, a 50-50 mix of milk and water is heated over the fire. tea powder is added, which is from the market/bus stand just up the road from us. it is strained as it is poured into small steel cups for our enjoyment.
we drink chai 3 times a day. my soul is black though. blackened by coffee many years back.
every morning around 7:30, our neighbor gives us a little over a quarter gallon of milk from his many cows. i have yet to see the neighbor drop off the milk, and i question his existence, but there is the troubling fact that milk does keep showing up...
the milk is boiled, all of it, early in the morning before it is used for anything. although there are many debates about raw milk, cows, in india at least, carry some strains of tuberculosis; we simply cannot risk that.
later, when it is time for tea, a 50-50 mix of milk and water is heated over the fire. tea powder is added, which is from the market/bus stand just up the road from us. it is strained as it is poured into small steel cups for our enjoyment.
we drink chai 3 times a day. my soul is black though. blackened by coffee many years back.
does it have sugar in it? how does its taste compare to what you'd get in an indian restaurant in america?
ReplyDeletei would not consider it necessary, though i have yet to drink chai without sugar in it!
ReplyDeletechai is always SO sweet. the only exception was at a western-style (but very cool nonetheless!) teahouse we went to in kochi. it is similar to what you'd get at an indian restaurant in america, but not as spicy, at least not here.
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