🍞 Russian Kvass Day – June 17th
📜 History of the Holiday
Russian Kvass Day is celebrated annually on June 17th. This holiday is relatively new – it is believed that its history began in 2009 in the city of Tver, where local kvass producers gathered to further popularize the national drink.
Today, on this day, many Russian cities host folk festivals, fairs, and kvass tastings.
🏛️ History of Kvass
The history of kvass dates back over 1,000 years. The first written mention of kvass dates back to 988-989 and is associated with the Christianization of Rus' by Prince Vladimir. The chronicle states that the prince ordered kvass to be "distributed to the people."
Interesting facts:
- By the 11th century, kvass was widely brewed.
- The drink was loved by all social classes: peasants, landowners, soldiers, and monks.
- Peter the Great was very fond of kvass and made it according to his own recipe.
- A.S. Pushkin wrote that "they needed kvass like air."
By the 16th century (the Domostroy era), kvass had a huge variety—sweet (with apples and pears), made with different types of malt (wheat, rye, barley).
🥃 Types of Kvass
There are several main varieties of kvass:
1. Bread (rye) kvass – classic, made with rye crackers
2. Malt (okroshka) kvass – made with malt, richer flavor
3. Fruit and berry kvass – made with fruits and berries
4. White kvass – made with a mixture of rye and wheat flour
5. Beet kvass – made with beets
6. Honey kvass – made with honey
Unusual recipes are also available – kvass made with seaweed, hemp, bananas, rice, oats, Jerusalem artichoke, and ginger.
📝 The best homemade kvass recipes
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All the while the sun is falling in the West and now sinking into the Black Sea.
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