What to pair with Chai?

Chai is a popular drink across the world and is a big business in the developing and developed world. Making a good cup of chai is an art and there is a lot of room for creativity when it comes to serving different types of chais.

Chai has the potential to make the world a better place. It is a drink that can be enjoyed on its own or with a variety of foods. There are several different ways to drink it and several different ways to serve it.

Food pairing is about matching specific foods with specific drinks to maximize the flavour of both. As chai is one of the world’s most consumed drinks, it only makes sense to pair it with food for a fantastic experience.

So, what goes along with chai? Let’s find out!

Here is a list of some usual chai combinations:

  1. Chai & Biscuit: Biscuits are an awesome snack to have with chai. Although any random biscuit chosen at random can be eaten with chai, few biscuits are just heavenly. Parle-G is the most liked biscuit. Monaco, Marie Gold, Butter Bite are some other widely used combinations.
  2. Chai & Bun-Maska: Chai is often drunk with hot bun covered all over with the butter. It tastes delicious. You should definitely try if you haven’t.
  3. Chai & Cigarette: Yes, you read it right! Smokers often enjoy taking a drag while sipping a hot cup of chai. It perhaps gives them some sort of kick! Although we do not promote smoking as it is certainly a bad habit, but if you smoke, and have not tried this, you can give chai-sutta (chai-cigarette) a try.
  4. Chai & Samosa: Oh, Samosa! Who doesn’t know about Samosa? It’s definitely one of the most popular Indian snacks around the world. When eaten with chai, the combination is just amazing. 100% recommended.
  5. Chai & Pakoda: If you’re an Indian, you already know how good this combination is. If it’s raining and you don’t have chai-pakoda, it is a sin. Okay, maybe we went a bit too far! But you got the point, right? Try now, don’t wait for rain.

Chai can be a great accompaniment to any food but knowing which food to pair it with takes a lot of trial and error. These suggestions will help you take a guess at what you might like.

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  1. July 29, 2023

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