Chai has been sipped in India for centuries, often served by street vendors called chai wallahs. Starbucks took that tradition and made it global, swapping clay cups for disposable ones. Some purists scoff, but there’s a weird beauty in that cultural mash-up—a Bombay-born beverage sold in a Seattle-born chain.
It’s a small reminder that comfort travels. Your chai might not boil in a steel pot, but it still warms your hands the same way.
