Your grandmother’s bedtime remedy is now a luxury sip at Starbucks. Starbucks is charging Rs 500 for a single cup of golden milk—basically haldi doodh—with a makeover. The traditional Indian remedy, once a nightly ritual in millions of homes, is now sitting in coffee chains with fancy names and fancier prices. Online, people are asking the obvious: why pay Rs 500 for what costs Rs 20 at home?
Old Recipe, New Hype
It’s the same turmeric, the same milk, but dressed up in a paper cup with sleek branding. Add a dash of cinnamon, call it wellness, and boom—price tag justified. That’s how old-school nushkhas are turning into new-age trends. Turns out, the only thing golden about this milk at Starbucks might just be the bill.
