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Originally Posted by RoboBlaster
The Russian custom of drinking tea from a saucer is considered one of those things that you do in the company of friends or family. It is not to be done in a formal setting. The reason to do it is when your tea is really hot and you don't want to wait for it to cool, pour it into the saucer and let it cool there. Russians customarily enjoy very very strong tea, so they often like to add marmalade to the tea, or hold a lump of sugar in their teeth as they sip.
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Coffee was drunk that way until very recently in (rural) Sweden, some of the oldest generation still drink it that way. There's a special kind of sugar lumps for this that are very thightly packed and take forever to dissolve. I do stir down a spoon of jam every now and then in my tea, but most of the time I take it without anything. I like black and green tea best, the spicy red stuff makes my mouth and throat feel weird. I'm a sucker for the fruity flavored ones and herbal tea. As long as it smells nice! It's the smell that is the best in my opinion, I love holding a steaming cup in my hands and just breath in the goodness.