Comments | zastrazzi: Chai from scratch, version one

zastrazzi

Chai from scratch, version one

Jan 31, 2010 20:30

As is so often the case these days, I'm driven to make things as organically and from 'as scratch' as possible. Having recently taken the SAIT FDPR 102 - India with Chef Ian Cowley and tried the chai he made I figured I'd see if I could nail down a version I liked as much or more ( Read more... )

chai, green cardamom, black peppercorns, spices, indian tea, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, ceylon lapsang

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milady_j February 1 2010, 05:26:13 UTC

Initially, the tea tin name registered as 'collapsing lung'. Weird. But I DO LOVE Chai. ..in fact I have loved pretty much every bit of foodstuffs you have posted here..*sigh*

opaqueplanet February 1 2010, 07:05:56 UTC

What'd you think? Was it better with the pepper?

zastrazzi February 1 2010, 12:38:10 UTC

Honestly hard to say - I don't think the chef from class followed the recipe he gave us very closely ;) I think this might take a few runs before I get it nailed down to my satisfaction!

madeileen February 1 2010, 17:35:41 UTC

What did you not like about Ian's? How has this recipe improved on it?

zastrazzi February 1 2010, 18:17:57 UTC

Ian's was quite good, and nope this was not an improvement. Step backwards if anything :)