Tea in Soviet Russia | Late 20th-century Russian Tea Culture | Historical Tea Session
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Today, I’m following onto last week’s video by looking at how Russian tea culture changed as it became more widespread among the whole population of Russia, and then enjoyed a resurgence in the 20th century. I’m very fortunate to have a friend who grew up in Russia when it was part of the USSR in the late 20th century. Knowledge from a primary source!
And as always, I want to remind my viewers that I investigate history without glorifying it. Vintage style, not vintage values!
Most of the information for this video was provided by memories from food_historian on Instagram: / food_historian
On the history of Russian tea culture: www2.pitt.edu/~slavic/sisc/SIS...
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A friend of mine who travelled to Russia came back making Russian tea and Russian milk & tea. She'd put the milk in a pot on the stove and when it was about to boil she'd add the tea leafs and turn the heat as it boiled up. Leave it there to rest for a few minutes, and serve. It was much stronger and tastier than adding milk to the already prepared tea. I loved it!
Thank you for this video! This is exactly how we drink tea in my family. Though as I was growing up in the 80s, I remember drinking primarily Indian tea which came in these bright yellow boxes. As a child, I loved them because they were so colorful
That's a great memory! I also have strong memories of the colors of the tea boxes and associate them with specific teas. Black for Prince of Wales, purple for Darjeeling, yellow for Earl Grey, and her fancy box of Kusmi that was only for special occasions!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and delicious account of Soviet tea. Fascinating!
How in the world do you make sugar cubes? Something new to me! I live in Texas
Really big fan of your cup. Looks quite pretty.
Yay! Thank you for sharing and teaching, I really enjoy this. Jeanette and I watched together and we both remember someone going to get the milk for the classroom. Haha 🥰🙌 💕
Right? Being the milk person was the best because you got to get out of class and stretch your legs early!
Love from Darjeeling, India
Great dress! Your memory for elementary school snack time is clearly better than mine. I don't remember anyone going to "fetch the milk" :)
Really? I distinctly remember reading the list of who got what milk and putting the different cartons in the milk crates. My little OCD self loved lining them up by color. And of course I was always jealous of the children whose parents let them get chocolate milk for lunch.
Tea Leaves and Tweed I DO remember being jealous of the kids who got chocolate milk :)
I remember, not fetching the milk, but distributing or serving the milk glasses (made of plastic) to us, hungry kids. It was usually done by older students, and they'd rotate who would do it every day.
I wasn't in US tho.
This is great! Some similarities with the tea culture I grew up with too. Did he mention if they used a samovar for brewing?!
He talked about the "tea brewing kettle" and the "water kettle," so I don't think they used a samovar. But I bet samovars would have been used at cafes and on trains.
😂Svarta och röda ..torkade vinbär s blad ...👍Mummi ...❤..siihen aikaan kuin kuin ryssän sota vanki auttoi ..kuin iso isäni oli sotimassa....Ja mummi kohteli sotavankia hyvin ...isäni istui ...sotavangin sylissa
Trad must prevail :3
Does the tea help you lose weight
Whos mom is this?
Nice knowledge thanks