Bollywood, curry, completely overcrowded streets or trains and of course the trendy drink chai. The Masala Chai is the national drink of India and every family has its own mix of chai. The trendy drink can be bought on every street corner and tastes different from every seller. The basic ingredient of the typical Masala Chai is always a black tea. In most cases, a chai tea spice mix consists of the basic spices cinnamon, pepper, cloves, fennel and ginger. In combination with black tea, the result is an always aromatic, strong and natural oriental tea blend. Today, however, some variations also like to contain rooibos instead of black tea, which gives the chai tea a fine sweetness and a light vanilla note.