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Virtual food. Play money only. Nothing is delivered and nothing is charged.

A small glass of milky spiced tea with a cinnamon stick beside it

Masala Chai Cup

$4 play money

Black tea boiled with milk, sugar and spices. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $4 in play money, which puts it in the Snack tier ($1 to $14). It is one of the small, cheap things that make an order feel real.

No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.

Key facts

Cuisine
Indian
Menu section
Indian
Price tier
Snack ($1 to $14)
Play-money price
$4
Main ingredients
black tea, milk, cardamom, ginger
How it is served
A small glass of milky spiced tea with a cinnamon stick beside it

History, tradition and origin

Tea has been drunk in China for thousands of years and spread to Japan, where powdered green tea became the centre of a formal ceremony. The British made black tea with milk a daily habit, and in India it is boiled with milk and spices. Iced tea took off in the United States in the early 1900s, and tea with tapioca pearls was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s.

Food economy and industry

Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water. China, India, Kenya and Sri Lanka are the main producers, and leaves are still mostly picked by hand. The finest aged and rare teas are sold at prices comparable to fine wine. Bubble tea shops have become a global franchise business.

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