What and why they used to secretly add to train passengers' tea: the secret of Soviet conductors
Many people who lived in the USSR still remember the delicious tea that could be drunk while traveling by train.
What explained the drink’s bright taste qualities?
The answer is simple: the conductors sprinkled a little… baking soda into the liquid.
Of course, the railway employees hid this fact from passengers so that they would not refuse tea.
But it is worth emphasizing that the conductors did nothing terrible and did not “spoil” the drink at all. Quite the opposite, actually.
Why did train conductors add soda to tea?
Railway employees usually didn't have much tea to drink.
The volume given out was clearly not enough to prepare a full-fledged drink.
To prevent the tea from becoming tasteless, soda was used. This additive emphasized the taste and made it more intense.
As a result, the drink turned out to be quite aromatic. Many passengers said: "For some reason, tea prepared at home does not turn out so tasty."
The conductors knew: to improve the drink, you need to add just a little bit of soda. Excess sodium bicarbonate will negatively affect the taste. But a small amount of sodium bicarbonate will not be felt.
Nowadays, train conductors no longer use the soda life hack: now there are no problems with the amount of tea leaves.
However, you can try this culinary trick at home to appreciate the resulting taste yourself.
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