Jul 6, 2024, 05:45 PM IST

This place is famous for noon chai (pink tea)

Shivam Verma

Noon chai, also called Kashmiri tea, pink tea, gulabi chai, Namkeen chai, is a traditional tea beverage originating in Kashmir

It is made with gunpowder tea (green tea leaves rolled into small balls), milk and baking soda.

The tea has become popular in India and neighbouring regions.

According to reports, Noon chai originates from the Himalayas, where salt was added as an electrolyte to prevent dehydration at high altitudes.

Notably, a shop in Lucknow is very famous for this noon chai.

The place is located near Lucknow's Akbari Gate, where a man sells this famous pink tea.