Russian samovar (tea kettle) - a metal kettle made of metal with two walls and water on all sides, and a fire in the middle.

The shape of the samovar is also diverse. There are spherical, barrel-shaped, vase-shaped, shot glass-shaped, pot-shaped, and some samovars that are irregularly shaped.

The samovar that my father bought was very beautiful, and the appearance was really like a trophy as my mother said.

When it comes to samovar, you can't talk about it without mentioning its origin.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the factory of Mr. Peter Sylin of the Moscow Region mainly produced samovars with an annual output of about 3,000 pieces. By the twenties of the 19th century, the city of Tula, not far from Moscow, had become a base for the production of samovars, and there were hundreds of factories processing copper products in Tula and Tula Oblast alone, mainly for the production of samovars and teapots.

By 1912 and 1913, samovar production in Russia reached its peak, when the annual output of samovars in Tula had reached 660,000, which shows the huge demand in the samovar market.

Judging from the variety of tea drinking, Chinese like to drink green tea, while Russians love black tea.

Interestingly, black tea in Russian is literally translated as "black tea". The reason why it is called "black tea" seems to have a logical reason: first, black tea is black when it is not soaked in water, and second, Russians like to drink tea, and strong black tea is also black.

Judging by the taste of tea, Russians prefer to drink sweet tea, and when drinking black tea, they are accustomed to adding sugar, lemon slices, and sometimes milk.

Therefore, sugar and tea are inseparable in Russian tea culture, and people use sugar tea to express their gratitude for the warm hospitality of their hosts.

In ancient Russia, from royalty to grasshoppers, samovars were an indispensable utensil for every family, and they were often carried on outings.

Russians love to drink tea on a samovar, and there are many such occasions:

When relatives and friends gather together, when acquaintances or passers-by suddenly visit; Early morning breakfast, evening after steam bath; In the fields of the busy farming season in the scorching summer, the post station where the snow is flying and the people are crowded; When happiness and joy are shared with others, when loss and sorrow need comfort; On ordinary days, on the festive season of the whole people......

In many Russian homes, there are two samovars, one used on normal days, and the other only used during the New Year's holidays. The latter is generally placed on a small table in the corner of the living room dedicated to setting up a samovar, and some families have a special "tea room".

The protagonist of the tea room is none other than the samovar. The samovar is usually made of copper, and in order to maintain the luster of the copper products, the owner will cover the samovar with a specially sewn cover of velvet cloth or cover cloth after use.

In 1878, the first samovar factory was established in the city of Tula, Russia's then metallurgical manufacturing center. Later, samovars began to spread in Russia in the 18th century. According to statistics, in 1988 there were more than 100 samovar production plants in Russia. Each factory has its own specialty products. There are 150 varieties of samovars produced in the city of Tula alone. The Germans called the samovar invented by the Russians a "tea machine", but in fact the samovar was not a machine at all.

The old-fashioned samovar makes tea over a charcoal fire, and the center of the samovar is the stove where the charcoal is placed. The samovar has a metal structure on the inside with a hollow cylinder for burning charcoal. When the charcoal in the stove is heated, the water in the samovar makes a sound. When the water is boiling, serve the samovar.

In modern times, all samovars have been converted to electric tea.

There are almost no thermos in Russia, and the importance of samovars in everyday life is obvious.

I opened the Indian tea on the table, filled the samovar with water, and took out a lemon from the fridge, ready to give myself a "me" to "me" to "me".

To be honest, I haven't drunk tea in a samovar in years. I have a deep sense of nostalgia, so ......

Sipping the sweet lemon tea, I reverie about the daily life of Yuri's family here......

Andrei called, and he asked me with a smile, did you not have a day off on Saturday?

I told him I was in a legendary place! However, it's very laid-back, there is no work, and it is considered a weekend!

Andrei and I chatted happily:

I didn't dare to tell him that I had returned to China for the Chinese New Year. Naturally, all the blizzards encountered were omitted. At the same time, I don't want to talk to Andrei about my speculation about the "secret plot" between Yuri Sergei.

It was enough for him to question my work again.