chai spice

Warm tea seasoning

Chai spice is a blend of warm spices used to flavor tea, baked goods, and other foods.

The mixture typically includes cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, and black pepper, though recipes vary.

The term is somewhat redundant—chai already means tea in Hindi, and the spices are integral to traditional masala chai—but English speakers use it to specify the spice blend itself: chai spice latte, chai spice cookies.

Related

masala · tea · latte · coffee shop · warming · aromatic · autumn · steaming · mug · cozy · Indian · black pepper · allspice · anise · star anise · honey · milk · frothy

Categories
Opposites
flavor temperature

chai spicemint

Aromatic culinary herb

peppermint · spearmint · menthol · eucalyptus · wintergreen

flavor complexity

chai spiceplain

Basic and unremarkable

unflavored · unseasoned · mint · peppermint · simple syrup

culinary character

chai spiceherbes de Provence

French dried seasoning mixture

garlic powder · bouquet garni · onion powder · fish sauce · soy sauce

Family

chai, spice, spiced, spicy, spiciness, spices, spicing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G