Chai Spice Possibilities
Vanilla - Wonderful taste and aroma. Use pure extract or a vanilla bean husk . Cardamom - Noted for its fragrance. Use the green variety. Fennel - A few seeds can be added if you like fennel. Cinnamon - Add cinnamon in stick form. Cloves - Commonly used in chai, these should be used whole and only add a few. Pepper - Add a few peppercorns crushed. Ginger - Best to use fresh ginger. Allspice - Allspice tastes like a combination of pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Coriander - Roasted and crushed seeds of the cilantro plant. Chocolate - Use cocoa power unsweetened. Top lattes with chocolate shavings. Licorice root - A little goes a long way. Anise - Ditto. Nutmeg / Mace - Add at the last minute
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