Why did conductors in the USSR put soda in tea: you'll be surprised, but there really was a point
You've probably heard that during the Soviet Union, train conductors would add baking soda to tea.
This seems strange to us, but the Soviet conductors had their reasons for it.
Yulia Arkhipova, an expert in the field of cooking, a cook and a fourth-class baker from the online publication Belnovosti, explains why train conductors in the USSR added soda to tea.
Why did Soviet conductors put soda in tea?
There is no special secret here. Baking soda was added to tea on Soviet trains to make it richer.
Baking soda really does make the tea taste richer and the color brighter.
Of course, you can’t add a lot of soda to your tea, it will ruin the drink.
Tea with soda also helps with heartburn. So Soviet citizens, drinking tea on the train, were also being treated without even knowing it.
Earlier, the expert told whether it is possible to make cheesecakes and pancakes without eggs.
