When I go to Washington, I always vist the food co-ops. I like them. I have always liked them. When I was doing shopping pre-Thanksgiving I found a chai tea I wished to try. I forgot how much I like chai. I like the taste. I like how it warms me. I like that because it is so full of flavor it can take the place of a sweet.
I have always been picky about chai. Even before many of the chain coffee shops carried it, I drank it. One of the ingredients I find I like in chai is astragulas. For some reasons, chai with that spice/herb in it I seem to always like. I really like Zen Dog Studio's Dragon Breath Chai and Morning Glory Chai. It gets costly buying these though. Especially if I am feeling the need for comfort.
I went down to Phoenica and bought spices. I ordered a few on-line. I got all the spices and herbs from the labels and went for similar quantities, not weights. The list is:
Honeybush
Cinnamon
Cardamom pods
Ginger
Star Anise
Astragulus
Clove
Fennel
Orange peel.
I went a bit heavy on the orange peel and the ginger. The tea I added was a pu-erh I did not particularly care for. I have to add more black tea to every cup just because there really was not enough. It is a good cup of chai. I also have enough to probably six months to a year. Which nice because I got tired of going to the store. And airport security really does not know what to do with tea tins.