Tea was a competitor of sbiten, the most
favourite drink in Russia. Its components are: hot water,
medicinal herbs and honey.
In the 18-th century in the Urals and Tula samovar-kitchens
were invented, they were divided into three parts — in two
of them the meals was cooked, in the third — tea. Sbitennik
and samovar-kitchen were samovar prototypes.
Tea-pot samovar
(sbitennik).
Red copper.
Late 18th cent.
Tea-pot samovar.
Red copper, brass.
Late 18th cent.
