Indian Chai... Evolving Ways to Drink When I went to Assam, India in February this year , I noticed something when I stopped by chai stalls and chai café-style shops. The mindset of chai for Indian people and how to drink it! Just look at the Chai photo. . .The scene of making chai is the same as before.The spices in chai are also the same: ginger, cardamom, cloves and black pepper.Drinking vessels also became earthen vessels called Kuri and glass cups. India has a thriving plastic-free movement. . . . How is chai considered in food culture? Close contact with life, healing, communication, and the future tea style of 1.2 billion people are gradually changing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On December 15th, at Dimbura's Sunday tea time, I talked about the evolution of black tea that I felt this year. I will. Served in a Christmas-themed Aynsley teacup. . . .