How often we drink tea?Yes, almost constantly!Just tea for us - it is not just a drink, and a full meal, which is accompanied by the absorption of biscuits, sweets, sandwiches and even dishes."Cup of tea" - then, sit at the table to eat, go to a cafe, where a cup of drink to order a piece of cake or pizza.Sometimes we even forget about the tea itself, enjoying a meal.But Kalmyks things differently, and tea for them is very important, because it's not just an everyday drink, but nutritious meal: two cups of tea with a piece of homemade bread enough for all-day adult men.What is so unique Kalmyk tea?
Homeland tea
should be noted that the Kalmyk tea is often drunk Circassians who simply borrowed it from the Kalmyks.But it is not only people who fell under the charm of an original beverage.Adopt a recipe Mongols, the Buryats and other related peoples.Kalmyk tea composition has a non-standard, because in addition to tea and milk, add salt to it.We collect the secret recipe literally bit by bit, as have the Chinese tea, and milk was added thereto ancient Mongols.The Chinese do not like milk.Some historians believe that this is a sign of their protest against the nomads.
as tea came to us?
When ancient Mongols conquered the territories and created an empire, the people, have become part of the Golden Horde, took over the elements of culture.For example, in Russia tea was because of the Golden Horde.But just the science of how to brew brick tea Kalmyk, Russia was given hard.Of course, nomadic horsemen was convenient to take with tiles instead of scattering of tea, so they are exported from China weighty "bricks" of the tea leaves and stems.Kalmyks passed their culture drinking Adygea and all kindred peoples - now drank tea with milk, butter, salt and pepper.But Circassians and found themselves experimenters: they are added to the brew sorrel horse and therapeutic oregano to give a light fragrance.In the Soviet Union they drank tea brewed from tea recycled garbage.In general, to simplify the procedure of making tea was only avid chaemanam hand, as a drink can now be prepared in various ways.
cooking process
So wanted man, tired of soda and coffee, drink nutritious beverage.Preparation of Kalmyk tea begins with measuring the correct dose of welding: better to take twice as much compared with the usual tea.Placer tea must be right in the cup, not the teapot, so it is recommended to take a cup more.In two-thirds of a cup filled with boiling water and infuse for a few minutes.Now you need to dilute the tea with hot milk and throw a piece of butter, and then add salt and pepper tea.By the way, you can pour the hot milk and hot water instead.It is a modern way of cooking, but cooking Kalmyk tea on old traditions?Indeed, sometimes even the mood to join the calls history.Then you have to boil the tea in the pot and infuse the whole night.Tonic properties while leaving completely, but stronger stimulative effect.By the way, if you are preparing tea Kalmyk based sorrel, the effect is not very exciting, and it is quite possible to insist night.
Pros and cons of the ancient drink
general, whether modern man drinking Kalmyk tea?Benefits and harms of his doubt.If, for example, to talk about tea in the sorrel, the known biological and medical properties of the rhizome.Somewhat helpful and upper parts of the plant, however, the effect is only on the regular use of a drink.The taste of the infusion of sorrel astringent seems to be unusual for a person for the first time to try Kalmyk tea.Benefits and harms of it can not be compared.So, tea reduces blood pressure, improves bile production and bile.If the tea is added oregano, then added an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic effect.So the circle is one benefit and harm can be purely specific taste, which is very rich, and individual intolerance.
treats for the first time
When people far removed from the Kalmyk culture, first try the national drink, the impression can be ambiguous.Few immediately imbued with love for him, because the combination of tea and repels oil, salt and milk.There are certain stereotypes about the concept of tea.For the Russian man tea - this event is hot and sweet drink that warms after a frost, calms and tunes in a positive way.But Kalmyk tea - it's greasy, salty and spicy drink, which shocks all taste buds.But this tea is just a variation of the traditional drink, with a variation softened and adapted.Sami Kalmyk added it did not even butter and melted mutton fat.But the Mongols went even further and brewed his tea with fried marrow and fat tail sheep.Maybe Kalmyk tea with milk and butter would be perceived more loyal, if not been declared as a tea and as a nutritious milk drink, soup or even a way to restore male vigor and strength.Many cafes, by the way, the waiters come to this trick and painted tea-esteem, calling him a means of invigorating, exciting and wellness.
In Adygeisk
How to brew tea in the Kalmyk traditions Circassians?After all, they have contributed a lot to that tea has become more pleasant to the taste.Repeat the preparation of the beverage is not that difficult if some free time and stock up on all the necessary ingredients.We need to take some branches sorrel and wash them well.Now, they are placed at the bottom of the saucepan and fill with water.Sorrel simmered at least an hour until a saturated color.Ready broth should be more present, and then you can remove the branches.Approximately one-third of the resulting broth volume needed to dilute the milk and boil it all together.And now is the time of spices: salt and black pepper to taste.On a piece of the oil pan will need 50 to 100 grams.Optional Kalmyk tea hot, but the taste will be more pleasant.And if you add to overdo it with butter or add mutton fat, you may receive an unpleasant film on the cooled down a drink that does not add to the appetite.By the way, traditionally drink tea with national pastries such as eg cracks, guubat and halyuzh.
Tips housewife
shame to prepare such a rarity and left without praise when finicky relatives saw a cup of tea with butter, decide that the dishes was just dirty.Therefore it is best for the first time to prepare a meal in the Kalmyk style.Hot meat with spices, roasted on coals, salads and pastries and dessert closer to submit Kalmyk tea.The benefits of this drink is incredible, and every man will be glad to hear how much he will give the cup.Imagine nomads.How they lived?How could they tirelessly to move across the continents?Their power was great, but under the yoke of the Golden Horde, many have laid down their heads.So, maybe they had a secret?Yes, here it is their secret, wonderful tea.Just brewed according to the rules applying to the entire branches sorrel.By the way, the integrity of the branches is important not only for aesthetic principles, because the stems to help secure the threads at the bottom of the pan and allow to emerge, enriching the taste of tea.Boil it can be very fast if a cold salt the water immediately, and only then pour it branches.This simple trick will save 30-40 minutes of time.When the tea leaves will be darker, then boil it makes no sense, since the nutrients will go.No need to add salt too much, because usually insufficient salting and overdone true in all cases.But you can experiment with spices, because tea can be flavored.Most often bypassed black pepper, but you can add red, dried cilantro or basil.By the way, in aluminum pans to cook is not recommended, as they are oxidized.Better to take iron, enamel or Teflon.Enamel pot, by the way, is quite capricious, as during boiling tea with milk in them may be sticking.
Kalmyk
Kalmyks made tea a little different compared to the Circassians.Tea tea they pounded and filled with cold water, then boil to a simmer and filmed emerging twigs.Then he poured the tea leaves in the warmed cream, sprinkled salt, pepper, peas, pre-grated nutmeg.Optionally added cloves and bay leaf.Almost ready to drink flavored with butter and salt, then allowed to stand for 10 minutes.
And the older generation could not go on, "an easy" version, and thus prepared the tea adds a secret ingredient (flour, fried in mutton fat domestic).
History of
unusual and strange drink, as it turns out, is no less unusual story.According to one version, the tea invented a Tibetan lama who berёg force monks who ate no meat.A hearty and delicious drink like a soup, renewable energy, and fed the body.The other version says that the reason for the invention of tea has become a disease of the religious reformers who prescribed it as a remedy.For greater satiety tea added mutton fat.The drink quickly gained popularity and put reformer to his feet, and he commanded his disciples to begin the day with the Kalmyk tea bowls.Quite an interesting version of the origin of the drink based on the fact that the Kalmyks only slightly changed the way the tea leaves, the Chinese have adopted.Tea ceremony by all the rules a bit difficult to carry out in the wilderness, and the water sometimes is not enough, but the mare's and camel's milk - in abundance.That began to brew tea with milk, flavoring it with oil and spices for satiety, taste and aroma.
to treat
healing effect of tea has already been described, but it turns out it can be prescribed for serious diseases as a medicine rather than prevention.In many families, even in our country parents save up lamb fat, which stoked and added to the milk to children.This is an excellent method for the treatment of respiratory diseases, colds and coughs.Milk fat and soften the throat, warm and beneficial effect on the digestive process and the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.Doctors made a logical conclusion and began as a folk remedy to recommend tea with butter.But why torture yourself and child unpleasant greasy swill, if you can cook a really spicy drink?By the way, it has no contraindications and age restrictions.In nursing mothers in the use of tea increases lactation, which can not fail to delight a young family and the little man.The only recommendation for this period for the number of spices - it's better to add them smaller.
On holidays
Holidays, which are always expected with such impatience, fraught with uncontrollable alcoholic libations and gluttony.Subsequent routine show that the body was taken aback diet changes and can not recover.In such cases, the Kalmyk tea will help, because it is a strong tool in the fight against hangovers.No wonder oil is recommended to eat before the meal, citing the fact that it coats the stomach.Kalmykia tea has the same function and promptly removes from the body decomposition products of alcohol.In addition, he fights with nausea and heartburn, a positive effect on brain function.
In modern
Finally, it is worth to discuss the possibility of an ancient cooking drink at home.The average family will prefer tea bags sheet, causing a variety of cooking and ease of recycling.In fact, no need to constantly wash the teapot, follow its boiling, and the taste of tea is always the same.But Kalmyk tea bags - all this is nonsense.After all, the basic magic taste of just going with the brewing and boiling broth.But you can try to make tea.Several packages of tea to pour boiling water and let it brew.Then you can add milk or cream and the resulting mixture boil.By the way, tea is better to take a neutral, unscented.Add spices and oil should be according to taste, remembering that after cooling the tea will lose appeal.
