Chai
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Chai is a popular beverage originating from South Asia. It is made by
brewing black tea (usually crush, tear, curl) in milk and water, and
then by sweetening with sugar. Adding aromatic herbs and spices creates
masala chai. India is the second largest producer of tea in the world
after China, including the famous Assam tea and Darjeeling tea. Small
vendors (called 'chaiwalla') are found by the side of every highway,
road and alley, often the only establishments that will be open through
the night. Many will deliver tea to people's places of business in a
wooden or metal frame carrier for cups. Chai is sometimes served in a
kulhar. In Mumbai, roadside tea stalls serve small, inexpensive cups of
tea called 'cutting chai'. They're so called for being a full-size,
full-price cup of tea "cut" in half.
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