Masala Chai is spiced milk tea usually sweetened. Originating from India, Chai is widespread with many household and regional variations.
The folklore surrounding Chai dates back to between 5000 and 9000 years ago to an ancient royal court – either India or Siam. It was said that the reigning king created the recipe as a healing Ayurvedic beverage. Throughout the earlier years Chai was prepared via a diverse range of methods and contained an equally diverse array of spices. Between regions the recipes varied and it was served hot and cold as a remedy for minor ailments, but didn’t contain black tea until the 1930’s.
In 1835 the British East India Company established tea plantations in Assam in an attempt to reverse the overwhelming Chinese monopoly on tea supply to Great Britain. In 1870 approximately 90% of tea consumed in Great Britain was supplied by China but by 1900 this had reduced to 10% largely replaced by tea sourced in India and Ceylon.
From the 1830s black tea was gradually assimilating into the existing Chai spice mix and the beginnings of Chai as we know it now emerged. However the tea spice mix lacked appeal due to the high cost of tea and wasn’t popular until the 1900s when a hardcore campaign by the India Tea Company promoted the provision of ‘tea breaks’ for workers in an attempt to increase tea sales.
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Yeah I feel you here. I feel like at times this time has exacerbated my alcohol use but for the past few months I haven’t cared for drinking as much. I still drink every night though. I also cut out a few toxic people in my life recently and I’d thought I’d feel lonely/terrible, but I have generally been in a better mood after finally ripping the bandaid off. So I wonder if that has helped.
Wish I was eating better though. 😬
I had quit drinking for about two months before all the lockdowns started, which I credit being the only real reason I’m alive right now, being able to WFH indefinitely while drinking like I did would not have ended well since it would’ve been much easier to get away with longer and bigger binges.
Sorry, ik that’s basically the opposite of your situation, but I guess I wanted to say I’ve been there before.
yeah, it aggravated disordered eating for me. been trying to get it under control for the last couple of weeks as the illusion of a return to normalcy is in the horizon.
During the beginning of the pandemic i started buying more and more digorno's. I don't know how to spell digiornio's. DeJourn'O's? Anyways i've been eating wayyy too much pizza :(
yeah, it was binging and weight gain for me too.
is the pizza good at least? where i live all the frozen pizza taste and look pretty sad lol
No, not really :(