Although you can easily find chai latte tea at the specialty cafe's and coffee shops it is easy to learn how to make it at home for yourself. But before you can do that you need to know how to make chai tea. It is a black tea that has added to it certain spices to make the particular flavor that has become so popular in the United States in recent years. Most often it is ginger root, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves that are added to give it taste but sometimes other spices are put in as well. Most of the more popular blends of chai tea in the world are based on the wonderful chai blends that originated in Turkey. In fact, you can often find a nice selection of Turkish chai teas in middle Eastern food shops, as well as some fine health food stores. You may have to experiment with this tea by trying different recipes before you find exactly one that matches your tastes.

Once you have made this tasty tea, loved worldwide by many before being discovered by North Americans, you will see how easy it is to turn it into a latte delight. The difference is really the way you mix in the steamed milk. Please note that the milk is to be steamed and should never be allowed to come to a boil. This will only spoil the mixture. Often those who make this treat at home make the milk using an espresso machine. It makes it foam just right. Remember to first make the chai tea strong; it makes for a better mixture this way. Depending on how you like your chai latte you even have the option of adding chocolate and making it mocha style. In this case when you add the steaming frosty cream you will also add cocoa powder. This will give it that incredible mocha taste.

This tea has become so popular in The United States that it no longer has to be made from tea leaves. It can be purchased in tea bags like any other tea you might like to drink. The flavors that you can make when you are turning your new favorite hot drink into a latte are numerous. There is vanilla, mocha, honey or even extra caffeine. Any of these can be made into chai latte tea by simply adding the flavoring before the steaming frothy milk is put in. This drink can be made to please the tastes of anyone who likes a strong tea.