chai tea name origin
This comes from the Persian ÚØ§Û chay, which originated from the Chinese word for tea è¶ cha. (ChÃ¡ The english 'word', tea on the other, hand comes from The teochew dialect Of chinese.) Teeh despite, this in Many western languages this spiced tea is commonly referred to as simply, chai which can lead to. conflationost chai contains caffeine typically 1/3 that of coffee (if made with a black tea base). The tea leaves steep in the hot water long enough to extract intense flavour, ideally without releasing the bitter tannins.