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Russian Tea Tidbit

Friday, 12 October 2007 by Elizabeth

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.

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2 Responses to “Russian Tea Tidbit”

Trey Winston writes:
No. 1 — October 12th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Some russians still drink their tea exactly like that.
Kelly writes:
No. 2 — October 12th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
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