This divine drink
Raised in a family with cult of tea, I have usually 3-8 cups a day. It came from mother’s part, from my grand pa. While he served being young in Soviet Army in Uzbekistan, he adopted some their traditions, mixed them with army habits and introduced in our family.Drinking tea his way was special ceremonial ritual. All family has gathered on the kitchen after rich supper. The head has taken big iron mug 0.5 l, filled up half of it with a black Georgian tea (he bought tone of it when served in Soviet Army in Georgia, we had really no tea those times in country) and another half with pour boiling water. After 10-15 minutes some young female of us were allowed to serve out other members of the family with this great chefeer. Although our cups were big, even washy drink was very black and strong. To make it taste not so bitter, we used to put 6-12 portions of sugar in. We didn’t drink from cups, but from piala (deep plates 10-15 cm D), blowing hardly on liquid to make it cooler. While drinking grand pa has argued with himself about politics and other life stuff – to argue with him was really dangerous for health. He was his own master, harsh steel founder, tempered warrior and everyone was afraid of him.
We have had a tea at home, even those times, when there was nothing. I wonder how mom has managed to get it, but it quite good suppresses hunger and gives a strength and hope to live till tomorrow, when it should going be better.
Tea also calms down nervous perfectly, especially combined with cakes and sweets, honey. I was surprised, when got known, that it is distributed to have tea with desert in Eastern Europe mainly, in other places I visited it is ok to give a tea without anything, what would seem almost like offence in here.
Nowadays a broad assortment of tea can satisfy the most capricious gourmets. One section of my kitchen cabinet is full of various tea packs, noble English tea, classic Ceylon, mysterious Chinese dragon, there is only no grand pa’s sugary chefeer, which I miss sometimes so much.
Labels: Investigation
posted by Lamis @ 6/21/2007 04:13:00 pm
4 Comments:
You are a master of investigation - so interesting to read ;)
I love tea so much too, even more than coffee! I prefer Brooke Bond or Lipton black tea, rarely green and sometimes currant/bilberry tea, but it's not so good. Do you like lemon in your tea? By the way, I can hardly imagine tea without sweets: chocolate, cake or cookie, etc. :) And I only adore it hot. Though, you know, tea is said to be very harmful to vessels? And after drinking tea the tongue has unpleasant yellow color :(
Welcome tea lovers club! :)
I always put lemon if it’s available and a little honey into black leaf tea, in another case green tea without anything (not taking cakes into account) tastes also perfect, when it is heat especially. And I never use sugar, even have none at home, so sometimes it is confusing, when guests need it to tea.
I’ve never heard it harmful, I was thinking it is curing and thank to tea feel so fine :) Are you serious about tongue? I have to check out it as soon as I’ll finish my cup!
Rodrigo, hola amigo, belissima t-shirts, quanto costa 8)))
Family gatherings are great! |Your post has brought me many memories back.
I also rememeber we had Georgian tea at the table, but where it is now?
It's so hard to find nowadays.
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