• Tiramisù with Chai
    Spices,  Tea

    Tiramisù with Chai- a spiced version of a classic

    For sure you know the heavenly, creamy Tiramisù dessert. Do you also know Chai? I’m talking about the spiced tea that is drunk in India with sugar and milk. I love both and wondered if it might be possible to combine them. Since Chai contains many warming spices, I see it more as a winter dessert. This makes it is the ideal Christmas or New Year dessert for me. You can easily prepare it in the morning and then keep it in the fridge. It’s even better if the Tiramisù is left standing for a few hours, this way the ladyfinger biscuits will be really soaked. Besides, in Chai there…

  • chai
    Tea

    Chai – the warming spice tea

    What is Chai? In many languages Chai simply means tea. Chai or Masala Chai is also a drink of spices, black tea and milk, sweetened with sugar. My Chai spice mixture contains cloves, black pepper, ginger, cardamom and cinnamon. Some blends also contain star anise. I myself don’t like star anise very much and therefore leave it out. Chai is a very tasty and warming drink for special moments of the day. You can prepare it like this: Ingredients: 1 lt water 2 tbsp black tea (Assam or Ceylon) 3 tbsp sugar (or honey if desired) Milk as much as necessary 2 tbsp Sapori del Mondo Chai spice mix ? OR…