Podstakannik

Podstakannik

The podstakannik ( _ru. подстаканник), or tea glass holder (literally "thing under the glass"), is a holder most commonly made of metal with a handle. Russian tea glass holder is a traditional way of serving and drinking tea in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, other CIS and ex-USSR countries. [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA Podstakanniks, made in Kolchugino] ] The primary purpose of podstakannik is to be able to hold the very hot glass of tea, which is usually consumed right after it is brewed.

Expensive podstakanniks are made of silver for the richest and the elite, however they were not very practical since they would get hot very fast (see: Thermal conductivity). In Soviet Union the podstakannik were made mostly from nickel silver, cupronickel, and other alloys with nickel, silver, gold plating. There are series included architecture, famous people, famous dates in history, cities of USSR etc. Most of Russian tea glass-holders were produced by plant located in Kolchugino, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA Podstakannik in Russian Wikipedia] ] They give a good general survey about Russian and Soviet history.

Footnotes

ee also

* Tea
* Tea culture
* [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA Подстаканник] Russian Wikipedia gallery
* Zarf

External links

* [http://www.kmizar.ru/en/podstak.php Kolchugino-made glass-holders galery]
* [http://home.fazekas.hu/~nagydani/rth/Russian-tea-HOWTO-v2.html#ss3.5 Tea Cultural References]


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