Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Somewhere I missed out on this comment, but......... me likey Thai food long time !!

Over here that is called dinner.

Today a package from JKteashop.com arrived.
Since I started to read this thread I realized that there are sooooooo many things that I didn't know that I need.
So a couple of gaiwans, a few small nice cups, a kettle, a pitcher and a few other odd bits and pieces were ordered together with a bunch of pu erh samples.
So, who can wait to start use new toys?
First out is some Dayi "Pu Zhi Wei" Ripe pu erh 2009 from Menghai.

You need a tea companion for your tea tray Olav. A Toad. Our resident Man Bela' from Budapest has one named princess(I am of course refering to statuettes).

Yes, here is she:

Our Tea thread mascot !

I looked at tea pets or mascots but they are surprisingly expensive. Might buy a rearing horse down the line though. Fitting when living here I think
Bela', did Princess have those purple spots from the beginning or has she changed colour over time?

Tea glass surprise So I have this favorite little glass I aquired that I use for water ...... up till now. I was looking at a russian food blog and saw this glass down towards the bottom of the pageYulinka Cooks . Well it looks just like the glass I have. So I put it in the Russian glass holder,only to discover it did not fit. How sad I thought...but wait,what's the writing on the bottom of the glass ? It says Turkey along with a brand name "Pasabahce" hey wait a minute , that's the same brand as my turkish tea glass. By golly......turns out the glass is pretty thick and then I realize I have another style of Turkish tea glass.....Yay !! So here are all my Tea glasses now...The Russian Podstakannik 8 oz.,and the two Middleastern tea glasses. 4 1/2 oz. and 4 oz. How neat !

Nice collection.
A mini podstakannik glass, how cute
The middle one is a nice classic modell.
If you feel adventurous you can buy a bigger one from here: http://www.samovarmag.ru/item719.html
It holds 250 ml, 8.45 oz. Just $1 + shipping, that might end up being an expensive glass!!
Google translation of the text:
Design glass assign VI Mukhina, the sculptor 21-meter sculpture "Worker and Collective Farm Girl" at the Exhibition Centre, but there is no reliable data about this. After a glass with facets on the most common version appeared during the reign of Peter I in the famous Gus-Crystal, and further confirmation on the painting "Morning Still Life" Petrva-Vodkin traditional painted glass with facets, and this is 1918. Russian faceted glass Soviet model had a 16 to 20 faces depending on the manufacturer, as well as the price of 7 cents and 14 cents (the number of faces. Faceted glass cup holder in our time can be seen not only in railway trains, but also in prestigious restaurants.
Volume: 250 ml
Manufacturer: Gus Crystal Factory

The first glass is actually standard size(might look smaller in the pic) Holds 8 Ozs. bought from a Russian store in Arizona(the owners are russian)Tea Glasses for Tea Glass Holders, Crystal, Clear the glass in the middle as I found out is classic but not russian ,they look similar. The link you sent me says the same thing as the link I posted ,Yulinka is from russia,it's actually turkish and did not fit the holder. Same company as the third glass.

Calrification......The glass in the holder is from the russian store in Arizona. The holder is from Kolchugino Factory in Russia Purchased through Amazon On the link I sent you. Both Items are however from Russia.