in the middle of various raging debates and emerging trends on social media the humble chaiis in news again a recent chai latte recipe video received a lot of attention on social media twitterati tore apart the recipe calling it an abomination from referring to it as chai curry to calling it a recipe for chole this version of chai was panned chai latte is served with milk flavours of ones choicethe recipe of chai latte is based on the indian chai but what makes it different is its preparation the beverage is offered at many coffee shops across the world and has been made popular by coffee shop chains praneta mehta owner of a cafe that specialises in tea explains essentially the difference between masala chai and chai latte lies in the way the two drinks are made while masala chai is made by combining all the ingredients together chai latte is made by seeping the tea first and then adding a layer of steamed or frothed milk to it it is more of a flavoured beverage where one can add their preferred flavours like ginger or cinnamon to the drinkwhy has chai latte not been received well in indiaindians are used to the rejuvenating kadak chai however the flavour of chai latte is different from the masala chai sandeep mehta a tea sommelier explains chai latte is largely made up of tea concentrates the masala chai on the other hand is made up of tea leaves chai latte might taste artificial as indians are used to the natural flavours of the tea consumed here also masala chai is made fresh the tea leaves are boiled for the same the frothed milk in chai latte offers a flavour that is completely different from the chai that is consumed here indians are used to having assam tea which has a very strong flavour and distinct taste in comparison chai latte might come across as sweet chai latte is a largely misunderstood beverage in india comparing it to masala chai is wrong as they both taste very different say most tea lovers pranav joshi chef and food consultant shares given the access to social media people are now exposed to many different kinds of cuisines and flavours liking the beverage also depends on a persons taste and preferences i feel there is an unnecessary negative hype around the beveragelove chai want to try this version too devoleena bhattacharjeei love chai and over the years have tried several varieties of it including the gol mirchi black pepper tea in fact a hot cup of tea is my stress buster at any given point this trend does look interesting and i would give it a shot and if i like it will make it for my family and friendschai addicts cant like chai latte sharad malhotrathis trend is like killing chai why will anyone want to make chai latte i saw the post and i couldnt agree more with a few tweets