Beyond the Latte: Five Ways to Experience Rishi’s Chaga Chai

Beyond the Latte: Five Ways to Experience Rishi’s Chaga Chai Contributed by: Martha Gavinski, Seattle Market ManagerAs a chef or café owner, a Masala chai latte is a necessity on your menu. Die-hard chai fans are keen on quality and enjoy them regardless of the season. Finding new ways to incorporate chai concentrates is often a missed opportunity for revenue and menu differentiation. Enter: Rishi’s Chaga Mushroom Chai. Chaga is considered the King of Mushrooms, renowned for its ability to keep the body balanced and thriving. It has one of the highest ORAC values of antioxidant foods in the world. Paired with roasted dandelion root, ginger, and astragalus root, it offers a powerhouse of adaptogenic wellness components. What makes this blend truly special is the addition of cocoa nibs and cinnamon– these play up the inherent, chocolatey sweetness of the concentrate and make it an ideal ingredient to build on. Not only for the health conscious among us, our Chaga Chai can function as an essential, flavorful element of any recipe. While Chaga Chai can (and should!) be enjoyed as a latte, there’s more you can do to set yourself apart from the crowd. 5 Ways to Set Your Menu Apart with Chai: Make a Chaga Chai Mocha Replacing half of the milk in your mocha with Chaga Chai enhances the chocolate notes while adding a new dimension of spice and decadence. Though optional, adding medium-bodied espresso further enhances the cacao and chicory flavor of this drink. Omit espresso and increase chocolate for a Chaga hot cocoa or sipping chocolate. Create a Chai Cocktail Chaga Chai pairs wonderfully with citrus, sparkling water, and dry spirits for a cocktail with depth and dimension. Add Bourbon, vanilla, and milk to Chaga Chai for a spin on traditional New Orleans Milk Punch. Served hot, honey, whiskey, and lemon juice make an excellent Chaga Toddy. The name alone will inspire curiosity from your guests, and the ease of preparing with a concentrate will allow for quick service and batching. Chaga cocktail Inspiration More Chaga cocktail InspirationHave Mushrooms for Breakfast (and dessert!) Replace milk with Chaga Chai in your overnight oats or incorporate it into the custard base of your brunch’s French toast. Infuse it into whipped cream or glaze for a punchy, flavorful topping or Eton Mess. Garnish Chaga chocolate cake with cacao nibs, ganache, and Fleur de sel for an eye-catching, photo-ready dessert. Chai French Toast Recipe Chai Overnight Oats Recipe Brew it, Batch it, and Bottle it It’s no secret that one of well-trod roads to reaching your customers during COVID is through batched drinks. While more common drinks are well-represented across many cafes and restaurants, you can offer so much more color and flavor with a bit of creativity. Why not try our Chaga chai with oat milk + espresso, or a play on Café Bombon with Chaga, sweetened condensed milk, and espresso? Enhance the adaptogenic and immunity-boosting ingredients by including maca root, ginseng, or Thai holy basil. Building even further, you can line up a selection of colorful batched drinks using our vivid green matcha, deep blue butterfly pea flower, or even electric red hibiscus iced tea.Blend + Freeze While summer is still here, why not incorporate Chaga into some more of your warm-weather recipes? Chaga works beautifully as a smoothie base. Pair with dates, cashews, and avocado for an ultra-creamy, no-sugar-added vegan smoothie. Replace avocado with alt milk + espresso for a vegan chai frappe. Freeze into ice cubes and add to alt milk for a mesmerizing, slow-melting infusion. Learn About our Wholesale Program for Cafés, Restaurants, Hotels and More. More Keys to a Great Tea ProgramMORE TO DISCOVERRecipes & InspirationTea & HealthBotanicalsGreen TeaBlack TeaMatchaWhite TeaOolong TeaHow to Brew TeaNewsEducationArchives

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