Comments on: Russian Tea

By: Marina

Marina — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:23:10 +0000

This post made me so nostalgic. My family emigrated Russia in 1989, and to this day my mom heals with tea all possible ails. ????

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:02:35 +0000

Ilona,
I found a recipe that said it was a Russian tea sandwich called pastille. I don’t know if this is accurate or not or it you have ate it. However, I was intrigued by whipping apples into a type of meringue because I don’t have to feel guilty about eating apples, right? I have used a recipe online that consists of 6 apples, 3/4 C sugar, and 2 egg whites. I was using a hand mixer because I had never invested in a stand up mixer. The consistency was squishy and flat, not like the pictures. I finally broke down and got an inexpensive mixer and tried again, which created awesome firm whipped apple. These sheets of pastille are supposed to be marshmallow-y. The outer part of the sheet is marshmallow-y now after using the stand up mixer (now I just need a new oven 😉 ). Why am I telling you all this? I’m wondering first…is it really a staple of russian tea? Second, have you had it? Did you like it? What was the texture? Do you make it? Do you think it would work with banana? Apparently my teenager doesn’t like the apple, he wants to try banana. Not my preference, for sure. Thanks!

By: Win Win

Win Win — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:21:21 +0000

Tea Culture…

Korea, Yuja Tea and I’ve heard it looks strange to people to spoon honey citron into a cup and fill with water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuja_tea
There are other flavors: ginger, and pear for example and I found at Costco before.

I had heard in Finland, preserves/jam/marmalade is added to tea.

When you add raspberry jam to your tea, is there a special variety, or brand? I am 20 minutes from Russian delis and can look when I’m there next. I get Olivier salad, badrijani nigvzit and piroshki to go.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:10:15 +0000

In reply to Isabelle. I’m from Central Louisiana, which is of course iced, sweet tea country. BUT we drank tea our entire childhood. Cold in summer, hot in winter. If you had a cough my mom would make hot tea, load it up with honey and lemon, and give that to you like cough syrup. My dad would add a shot of whisky to it, lol. Also, we would drop peppermints in our hot tea after working outside in cold wet weather to keep from getting sick. Tea brewed with catalba and willow bark would help a toothache. Now that I am a mother my family requests “voodoo” tea when they are sick, which is homemade spearmint tea with honey, but it settles tummies and calms coughs. I don’t care for chai either, but drink hot, strong black tea every morning.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:06:57 +0000

In reply to Hollie. I'm worried my teeth would fall out, Hollie! :-)

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:35:59 +0000

I once was talked into selling my favorite podstakannik. It was considered very exotic here in Southern Alabama. Most that turn up here are the guy on a raring horse, this was a depiction of Sputnik.

By: Oona

Oona — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:08:13 +0000

In reply to Tylikcat. Buttered tea, with sugar and rum is great for when I'm feeling bad. Sometimes I mix the tea with orange juice and add the butter and rum... :)

By: Clara

Clara — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:28:39 +0000

Totally with you on the temperature of proper tea – it needs to be properly brewed and drunk as soon as you can bear it.