Stay with me here. I recently attended a local Christmas Craft Fair...please stay with me...and I met Chef Shadel who shared a story with me about the nostalgic feature relating to chai tea and train stations. Thus, I went on my information seeking journey of learning more, and I found this great article, Chai, Garam Chai, explaining the historical journey of chai tea in the train stations of India. Chef Shadel mentioned that his chai was based off his grandfather's experience of having tea while on trains. I thought it was so interesting. So there you have it, the story of tea and train journeys. If you are not going to read the article, read this paragraph:
Another nostalgic feature related to tea and train journeys is the vignette of the tea boy carrying his shiny aluminium kettle and hollering, “Chai, garam chai” in his cracked voice. If you didn’t have change, that was ok. He would hand you a hot cup of tea anyway, then come back later to settle the bill. Tea was a catalyst in every train journey, the most meaningful “time pass.” A relaxing way to enjoy chugging though the smells, sounds and sights of small towns and villages.Also, Chef Shadel has the best spices! Check him out at Monsoon Coast.
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