![]() ![]() I wouldn’t recommend having a Dirty Chai Latte too close to bedtime for sure. If you’ve never tried it, I really recommend you do! Perhaps it’ll be your new favourite latte! Is There a Lot of Caffeine IN a Dirty Chai Latte? It’s a bit difficult to describe, but I find a Dirty Chai Latte extremely fragrant and warm! You’ve got the best of both worlds - a smooth espresso combined with the warm Indian spices all melded together with rich milk and that amazing milk foam. It seems this hack is only available in the US, as I (among others) don’t have the option to add chai syrup into a caffe latte. Turns out, however, if you want to save some bucks, you should actually order a standard latte and then add your desired number of chai syrup pumps. To order a Dirty Chai Latte inside Starbucks, you can ask the barista for “dirty chai latte” or “double dirty chai latte” - he or she will know what you mean! ![]() If you want a “double dirty” chai, you add two shots of espresso. I actually did this to test out the drink and I chose the blonde espresso since it has a subtle sweetness, and it really complemented the chai flavour. Then, when you customize your latte, simply add a shot of espresso. So the chai flavouring comes from that chai concentrate, which contains tea, aromatic spices, sweetener, ginger juice, and vanilla. If we go into the ingredient list of the standard chai latte, this is what we have: However, this is how you order it on the Starbucks app: You choose a typical chai tea latte which by default is made with the following: There’s no official listing for the ingredient list of a Dirty Chai Latte at Starbucks since it’s a secret menu item. No negative connotation against coffee here! What is In the Starbucks Dirty CHai Latte? Chai is normally a light pale brown, but then the espresso or coffee makes it a dark muddy brown. Why Is A Dirty Chai Latte Called “Dirty”?Ī Dirty Chai Latte is coined “dirty” because adding espresso with the chai changes the chai’s colour. To see how to make this coffee shop favourite, check out the video at the bottom of this post! If you’re not already, please subscribe to my YouTube channel and don’t forget to hit the bell button to be notified when all of my videos go live! I love sharing the videos to go hand in hand with the written recipes! Let’s get brewing! However, the barista accidentally added a shot of espresso to the beverage, but the customer agreed to give it a go and it was a hit! Now the Dirty Chai Latte is popular all over American coffee shops!Īs I mentioned, this recipe was a request that I’m finally going to check off my bucket list! If you’ve always wanted to make your own Dirty Chai Latte, then be sure to check it off your bucket list too as part of your Live to Cook one-month challenge! You can get started for free by signing up to my newsletter, plus all of my new recipes will be delivered right to your inbox so you never miss out! In the 1990s in England, an American tourist had ordered a chai latte at Convent Garden. Turns out that a dirty chai originated purely by mistake. I have to admit I’ve never heard of this until last year when I got requested to make one on YouTube (heh, sorry for being late, but better late than never! Please send me your recipe requests and I will get around to it eventually!). So now we’re left with the question, what is dirty chai? Well, the “dirty” comes from the fusion of the black tea with some espresso! Why? My parents just didn’t allow my sister and I to for some reason! Although I was born and raised in New Delhi, I never had the experience of enjoying street-side chai. With the spices, milk is added along with some sweetener. Chai actually grew popular in India because we mimicked the British in terms of their love for tea! Chai is typically made with a blend of whole spices that are roasted to create an unbelievable aroma, combined with black tea leaves boiled in water. In contrast, a cappuccino has an equal ratio of the layers, thus giving a stronger coffee flavour.Ī chai latte is simply a latte that’s made with chai instead of coffee. While cappuccinos have the same three components, a latte will blend the milk into the coffee and have a thin milk foam layer. ![]() Let’s first begin with what’s a latte? It’s a drink that’s made with espresso or strong brewed coffee, steamed milk, and milk foam. ![]()
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