12th October, 2007: Russian Tea Tidbit

Russian nomads were known to eat one huge daily meal. For the rest of the day they used a samovar, or self-heater, to make tea. They would sip the tea from glasses through a sugar cube held between the teeth.

Read more about How Russia Was Introduced to Tea at Teamuse.com.

Posted by Elizabeth at 6:00 am |

2 Comments »

  1. Some russians still drink their tea exactly like that.

    Comment by Trey Winston — October 12, 2007 @ 4:26 pm

  2. You know why they have ONE Meal a day because they travel tea and sugar is only thing that keep their mouth in content until big dinner

    MAN stuff you learn on History Channel

    Comment by Kelly — October 12, 2007 @ 6:10 pm

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