Let us assume, today social media has become a part of our everyday life. From finding recipes to finding easy hacks – it helps with just about everything one can think of. He is not everything. Social media also brings us closer to the world. From world news to interesting viral videos and much more. Take the Food Trail video for example. We get vloggers traveling around the world and sharing videos of unique food items from different regions. One such video has come to us recently, which is of a unique street food of Lucknow. While Lucknow is known for its biryani and galouti kebabs, the city also offers many other foods and drinks that are still overlooked by many. One such drink is ‘Pink Chai’ of Lucknow.
Food blogging channel on Instagram – yumyumindia – recently shared a short video which shows a man selling ‘pink tea’ near the famous Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow. In the video, we can see the seller breaking the fan puffs into a cup, then adding a dollop of butter to it. And finally, he adds pink tea For this and serve. Take a look:
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looks delicious; Is not it? But it looks like the name’pink tea‘ The photo-sharing app did not go down well with many. According to him, it is the popular afternoon tea of Kashmir and not ‘pink tea’. However, some also said that it is not afternoon tea because authentic afternoon tea does not have such a bright pink color. This video has got more than 11 million views and thousands of comments so far.
“It’s Noon Chai Not Pink Chai!” Wrote one. Another person reacted, “Noon chai!!! Noon chai is made only from salt in the Kashmir valley and not this bright weird colour!!” A third person commented, “What??? Pink Tea??”
One person commented, “Looking at the color of the tea, it is very tasty. I thought they add roohfaza because usually when we mix roohfaza in milk the color is pink.”
For those unaware, afternoon tea, also known as pink tea and shir tea, is a traditional drink in the Kashmir Valley. Traditionally, afternoon tea is prepared with Kashmiri green tea, milk, baking soda and a pinch of salt. Click here for the recipe.
Try Kashmiri Afternoon Tea today and let us know how you liked it? Meanwhile, let us also tell you that if you also want to try Lucknow’s ‘Pink Tea’ made with lots of butter and puff?
About Somdutt SahuInvestigator- Somdutt likes to call this himself. In the matter of food, people or places, she only wants to know the unknown. A simple aglio oleo pasta or dal-rice and a good movie can make his day.