Chai Spices

This Chai Spices blend makes a perfectly flavored black tea. A delicious assembly of spices including ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and more come together to create a sweet, fragrant beverage undoubtedly beloved on the Indian subcontinent. Chai, a sweetened and spiced tea drink, can trace it origins back thousands of years. In a royal court at least 5,000 years ago, a king requested an Ayurvedic beverage with healing properties. Of course, court practitioners obliged. Hence, chai was born! Throughout the intervening centuries, recipes for this milk tea evolved throughout Asia with myriad regional variations. While of course the original recipe was likely far removed from our understanding of chai today, the spirit of comfort and healing remains. This Chai Spices blend contains: Ginger Cinnamon Green cardamom Black pepper Cloves Allspice To prepare, boil 1/2 cup of water in a heavy pot and add chai spices blend (more or less, depending on taste). When it comes to a boil, add black tea