UAE likes Karak Tea

As one of the popular UAE travel guides puts it, “if you see a line of big SUVs to a small Indian diner, know this is for Karak tea”.

Chai-Karak has already become a national Emirati treat, a symbol of the country's hospitality and is overgrown with legends. Meanwhile, this traditional recipe is Indian and brought to Arabia by workers from the subcontinent. Over time, it has undergone minor changes and, from year to year, its popularity in the Gulf countries is only strengthening, because the two cultures have long been united by common spices, in this case, cardamom.