Chai Tea generally a drink made from black tea, milk, spices and sweetener. Other parts of the world, "Chai" is a generic term for tea while "masala chai" refers to the spiced tea drink.
The spicy milky tea drink known as Chai in North America is popular in India and is served as a soothing drink that aids in digestion. Chai tea has been around for centuries in other parts of the world. The spices used may vary from region to region. The common ingredients to chai tea include ginger, clover,cardamon,cinnamon and pepper, plus many chai drinkers will add vanilla to their chai tea.
Milk or cream is an ingredient that distinguishes chai from other teas. Many coffee shoppe's or cafe's will serve chai tea lattes with heated or steamed milk or cream. Others will serve there chai tea's chilled and on ice and as a iced chai latte. Chai tea also comes in a concentrate that you mix with milk, another option is to buy pre-made Masala chai spice mix which is often available at Indian markets.
