Russian herbal drink
Koporsky tea (korkorka, willow-tea) is a Russian herbal drink obtained by brewing fermented leaves of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), a perennial herb from the Cypriot family. The name of the drink originated from the ancient Russian village of Koporye, not far from St. Petersburg, where phytotea was traditionally produced from its leaves.
A drink from fireweed (otherwise called willow tea) in Russia has been known for a long time and was in demand by the widest strata of society. In monasteries and monasteries, where the use of Chinese tea as a stirring drink was often forbidden, “tea” from fireweed was used, which was harvested for the whole winter no .In the production of this drink is not used fermentation: the leaves just wilted, putting them in the shade, or drying in a cold oven. Honey of honey is considered as healing as the honey itself. In 1756, in the Description of Kamchatka's Land, Stepan Krashennikov referred to fireweed as a delicacy on the poor table of Kamchadals. The Russian Old Believers-Kamchadals did not refuse a light snack from the young shoots of fireweed.
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Russian herbal drink
Koporsky tea (korkorka, willow-tea) is a Russian herbal drink obtained by brewing fermented leaves of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), a perennial herb from the Cypriot family. The name of the drink originated from the ancient Russian village of Koporye, not far from St. Petersburg, where phytotea was traditionally produced from its leaves.
A drink from fireweed (otherwise called willow tea) in Russia has been known for a long time and was in demand by the widest strata of society. In monasteries and monasteries, where the use of Chinese tea as a stirring drink was often forbidden, “tea” from fireweed was used, which was harvested for the whole winter no .In the production of this drink is not used fermentation: the leaves just wilted, putting them in the shade, or drying in a cold oven. Honey of honey is considered as healing as the honey itself. In 1756, in the Description of Kamchatka's Land, Stepan Krashennikov referred to fireweed as a delicacy on the poor table of Kamchadals. The Russian Old Believers-Kamchadals did not refuse a light snack from the young shoots of fireweed.
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