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Kvass is a traditional Slavic drink made from the so-called black bread. People believe that ancient Egyptians had a drink similar to kvass because of the substance that archaeologists had found on some ancient dishes. The ancient Greeks also knew how to make a drink based on bread, water, and various herbs (plants used in cooking). But as a traditional drink, kvass appeared at the time of ancient Rus'. The word "kvass" is of Slavic origin.
The first mention of kvass in Russia is found in the 10th century. In Russia, kvass was a common everyday drink. It gave strength, and this was very important for people who had a lot of hard work to do. People also used kvass to wash in the banya (a traditional Russian steam bath) and for various rituals and traditions. People knew that kvass was good for health and gave it to the sick people to drink.
By the 15th century, there were more than 500 varieties of kvass. Kvass was made not only with the use of cereals but also with the use of berries, pears, apples, pepper, mint, honey, etc. There was a great range of kvass varieties such as sweet, sour, white, pepper, daily, soup kvass, and many others. To get rid of the unpleasant smell, people added various herbs to kvass. Making kvass was an honourable profession.
People usually had kvass with radish, black bread, and green onions. Kvass was also used to make different dishes such as okroshka—a cold soup with meat, cucumbers, and onions. Another type of cold soup was botvinya—a kvass soup with fish, spinach, onions, and herbs. Tyurya is an old Russian dish made of bread and onions crumbled into kvass while putra is a kind of porridge based on kvass.
Kvass made its way into the Russian language. There are a lot of proverbs and sayings that demonstrate the importance of kvass and the love of the Russian people for this drink. From these sayings, we learn that kvass was thought to be as important as bread and that kvass could save people.
To make kvass, you need to use food made from
- fruit
- meat
- flour
- seafood
The text says that
- archaeologists had found some ancient Egyptian recipes for kvass
- ancient Greeks used herbs to make bread
- the people of ancient Rus' learnt about kvass from the ancient Greek books
- kvass was part of the traditions of the ancient Rus'
The text says that people used kvass
- for household chores
- for medical purposes
- for arts and crafts
- to grow crops
People added different herbs to kvass
- to save on cereals
- to make it an honourable drink
- to make kvass soup
- to make it more enjoyable
With kvass people usually had
- vegetables
- fruit
- poultry
- sweets
From the proverbs and sayings, we learn that kvass
- was not as necessary as bread
- was made of bread
- helped people stay alive
- was an interesting drink