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    "excerpt": "How to brew a proper cup of chai from a Teapigs Chai temple: a full boil, a long steep, finished with warm milk and a little honey.",
    "content_text": "Chai made with a Teapigs Chai temple is the quick everyday version: no pan of simmering milk, just a good strong brew in the mug. The black tea base and the whole spices, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and pepper, all want a full rolling boil and a proper six minutes, longer than a plain black tea, because whole spices are slow to give up their oils.\n\nSource: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the How to Brew a Cup of Chai recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/chai-tea/how-to-brew-a-cup-of-chai/Finish it with a splash of warmed milk, a little honey or demerara, and a grating of nutmeg if you have it. Warm the milk gently rather than boiling it, since boiled milk scorches and gives chai a metallic edge.",
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            "prep": "10 min",
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                "1 Teapigs Chai tea temple",
                "250ml freshly drawn water, brought to a true rolling boil",
                "50ml whole milk, warmed in a small saucepan or microwave (do not boil)",
                "1 tsp acacia honey or 1 tsp demerara sugar",
                "A small grating of fresh whole nutmeg, optional, to finish"
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                "Fill the kettle and bring it to a true rolling boil.",
                "Pre-warm the mug by half-filling it with hot water from the kettle, swirling once, and discarding the rinse.",
                "Drop the tea temple into the pre-warmed mug.",
                "Pour the boiling water straight over the temple, filling to about 1cm below the rim.",
                "Cover the mug with a small saucer or a tea-cosy to trap the spice aromatics in.",
                "Steep, covered, for six full minutes.",
                "Meanwhile, warm the 50ml of milk gently in a small pan or the microwave; let it steam, but do not boil it.",
                "Lift the temple out with a teaspoon and discard, without pressing, as pressing squeezes out bitter clove and pepper.",
                "Stir the honey or demerara into the hot brew until dissolved.",
                "Pour in the warmed milk and stir; it should turn from deep amber to a soft tan. Grate a little nutmeg over the top if using, and serve."
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