[Sca-cooks] Chai, was Cardamom, was articles was fine spice powder

[Mariann Eaves]

oh and with a side of Nacho cheese?

Saraqan


On 8/12/09, Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius <adamantius1 at verizon.net>
wrote:
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> On Aug 12, 2009, at 1:00 PM, lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:
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> Daniel Schneider <macbrighid at campus.ie> wrote:
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>>> you could make *lots* of chai
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>> OK, this is a *cooks* list, so i *have* to vent. Please don't take this
>> personally, Daniel. It's not you. It's the whole world that's crazy, except
>> me and probably nearly every South Asian.
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>> Chai means tea
>> Chai only means tea.
>> (as in the kind from Camellia sinensis)
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>> If someone means tea with spices (and usually sweetener and milk), these
>> days they generally mean "masala chai"
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>> Chai means tea.
>> Chai only means tea.
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>> This recent usage in the US (and i assume some other places) is driving me
>> nuts.
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>> What drives me even nuttier is "Chai tea". It's reduplicative. It's not
>> really informative. It's like saying "hamburger hamburger"
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>> PLEASE, PLEASE - i'm not shouting, i'm begging, i'm pleading - if someone
>> means *spiced tea* say "spiced tea" or "masala chai". PLEASE PLEASE do not
>> just say "chai".
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>> Chai means tea.
>> Chai only means tea.
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>> This culinary public service announcement brought to you by
>> --
>> Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
>> the persona formerly known as Anahita
>>
>> and by the letters C, M, and T
>>
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> Before our chai tea, can we have sushi with rice, and maybe something with
> a nice Caesar Dressing, oh, and definitely something with Alfredo Sauce?
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