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A notable feature of Russian tea culture is the two-step brewing process. First, tea concentrate called zavarka (Russian: заварка) is prepared: a quantity of dry tea sufficient for several persons is brewed in a small teapot. Then, each person pours some quantity of this concentrate into the cup and mixes it with hot and cold water; thus ...
Chifir (Russian: чифи́рь, romanized: čifir', or alternatively, чифи́р (čifir) is an exceptionally strong tea, associated with and brewed in Soviet and post-Soviet detention facilities such as gulags and prisons. Some sources mention properties of a light drug, causing addiction.
Pages in category "Russian tea" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chifir; Russian tea culture; S.
Samovar in Tula, Russia. A samovar (Russian: самовар, IPA: [səmɐˈvar] ⓘ, lit. ' self-brewer ') is a metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water.. Although originating in Russia, the samovar is well known outside of Russia and has spread through Russian culture to other parts of Eastern Europe, as well as Western and Central and Sout
How to make basic iced tea. To make a concentrated tea base, steep four to six standard-size tea bags (or the equivalent in loose tea) in two cups of freshly-boiled (but not boiling), hot water ...
Traditional Russian Banya. Another pillar of traditional Siberian medicine involved the utilization of intense heat from springs or saunas and it is known as the Russian Banya. [6] The banya was a type of sauna that was traditionally heated by wood fire. Russians and Siberians would sit in these saunas for prolonged periods of time before ...
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The podstakannik (Russian: подстака́нник, literally "thing under the glass"), or tea glass holder, is a holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal that holds a drinking glass (stakan). Their primary purpose is to be able to hold a very hot glass of tea, which is usually consumed right after it is brewed. The stability of the ...