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[Raymanoff]

Miliband is coming to Russian only to see his grandma... and since he will be there he will meet Lavrov just to be polite They hate each other...

On his agenda today: Cookies, Marmalade and Ceylon tea

[Tim Drayton]

Miliband is coming to Russian only to see his grandma... and since he will be there he will meet Lavrov just to be polite They hate each other...

On his agenda today: Cookies, Marmalade and Ceylon tea :D

Ceylon tea? In Russia!

[Raymanoff]

Another important characteristic of Russian tea-drinking is tea which will be brewed and drunk. It is not all that simple as it may seem. Of course, tea must be black (they used to drink different teas in Russia — green, black, and yellow, but today’s Russian tea taste is absolutely ‘black’). The question is what kind of black tea should be used. If historical justice is primary for you, then you should drink Chinese tea. For example, Keemun tea or some blend based on it (e.g. Russian Caravan, which is almost impossible to find in Russia). Chinese teas were drunk in Russia during three centuries — only the 20th century has changed tea taste of the Russians. Dramatically. At present, most Russians prefer rich and strong taste of Ceylon teas (at a pinch — Indian teas) to subtle and exquisite flavor of teas from China. So, if you want to be in line with contemporary Russian tea taste — brew strong Ceylon tea. Or better brew both of them.

[Tim Drayton]

Another important characteristic of Russian tea-drinking is tea which will be brewed and drunk. It is not all that simple as it may seem. Of course, tea must be black (they used to drink different teas in Russia — green, black, and yellow, but today’s Russian tea taste is absolutely ‘black’). The question is what kind of black tea should be used. If historical justice is primary for you, then you should drink Chinese tea. For example, Keemun tea or some blend based on it (e.g. Russian Caravan, which is almost impossible to find in Russia). Chinese teas were drunk in Russia during three centuries — only the 20th century has changed tea taste of the Russians. Dramatically. At present, most Russians prefer rich and strong taste of Ceylon teas (at a pinch — Indian teas) to subtle and exquisite flavor of teas from China. So, if you want to be in line with contemporary Russian tea taste — brew strong Ceylon tea. Or better brew both of them.

That is interesting. Speaking as a tea-holic, one of the most memorable features of the two weeks I spent in Sri Lanka were the invariably excellent cups of local tea that you could drink in cafeterias there for the cost of about 2 euro. Nowadays I always brew a quality brand of pure Ceylon tea at home. I understand this preference very well, but always thought that Russians had a taste for a very strong, dark kind of tea.