Secret recipe of Kazakh tea, pouring very little, drinking 15 litres of tea, hospitality

[@shinkirin47]

I lived with a Kazakh host family for two years (1997-1999) in Karatau. I was wondering why she was "washing" the teacups all the time. I figure because there was no hot water in the house so she wanted to rinse them. I finally learned something new. Zhaqsa! :-)

[@Saltiss]

That's so cool! Glad I could help! :)

[@sabinak4918]

Thank you so much for making these high quality and thoughtful videos! I was born in Kazakhstan but came to Canada as a child. I'm always craving learning more about my culture and I'm so thankful to have your videos to feel a little more back home :) Keep them up!

[@crisismclean5199]

Same here! I was adopted and brought to the US. Ur not alone!

[@JosephYap38]

Black tea with milk is my favorite

[@DivineThroughDivination]

This is so amazing! the story behind the bonding over Kazak tea! is fabulous! Thank you for sharing!

[@bluebyte114]

Wow, someday I'll bring back Kazakhstan cup as my souvenir.

[@robertdouglassim7715]

Your videos are great! I am from Scotland and know and love Kazakhstan very well and I think your videos really convey the spirit of KZ culture so well!

[@ornellabi]

Hi! First, let me say I love your edition! It makes things very easy to watch and I love it overall :) and second, I loved this video and the dedication you put in all of the videos about kazakh culture, places, traditions, etc. Keep going! I swear when KZ becomes more popular you'll be ahead of everyone because you are showing all of the culture for us (people who do not speak kazakh) (: I was very curious to learn this tradition and I kinda related it to one of the traditions of my country. In some countries of south america, specially the southernmost ones like mine, we have a herbal infusion called mate and we drink it in a "pot" with a straw. It has also the same significance of union, sharing with other people (because we share it), also has a lot of caffeine so when someone comes tired from home you usually have it, when you wake up, when you meet people, when you study...all the time :D So anyway!! Rahmet for the video!!!

[@Saltiss]

Hi! Thank you so much, this means a lot and comments like this keep me going! :)

[@letsTAKObout_it]

This is very cool. Thanks for making these videos! I’m super interested in the cultures of Kazakhstan. Aloha from Hawai’i

[@gracetoloce]

your videos worth thousand more watch!! thank you for doing this, it fulfills my homesick heart, and the best part of this video was of course "al endi ozimiz shai isheik", fun part starts when after some guests leaves and "osek" begins ;)!

[@NaqashMushtaq]

I really liked your video!! Cant wait to come have your Kazakh tea!

[@valnauffts9965]

Lovely tradition ,I love my tea too !

[@beyzaceylan6546]

you are really sweet person. ı'm gonna try tommorrow

[@chethansaliyan356]

Nice presentation with practically.

[@tyrantscott1360]

MORE TEA please 😁😁😁😎🫖☕️!!!

[@muhtariadhaputra2159]

Wow, Kazakh cuisine is very interesting. greetings from Indonesia

[@lestarityas9624]

Thank you for sharing

[@zabrizzL]

I knew I belonged somewhere. 🌞✨🌠🧡

[@mayamaeru]

i want to move to kazakhstan and raise a family. I LOVE black tea, but it is really bad for people with thyroid problems because it is VERY high in Fluoride. Just a few cups a day is more fluoride than your daily limit of fluoride is.

[@walybox]

Wow I love to drink tea but today I learned some good recipe I’ll try to make some tea like that______wow me gusta tomar tea pero hoy aprendí un poco de receta trataré de hacerme un tea así 😃

[@junjieralph]

Ilove your video content.. very informative...

[@dudarsak7582]

Өте жақсы шай болды..келін болатын кыз екен..рахмет әдемі қыз..

[@budgets123]

I am new here and i love your channel 😍😍😍😍

[@cerealkiller7282]

first 😳😍😍

[@mayamaeru]

i heard from a travel vlogger if you fill the cup full it is like saying "that's all you are getting, drink that and go" and if the cup is half full they know you will always pour more?

[@АкмаралБураханова-з9ь]

Hehe yeah it is true, but there are also some regional differences. And what you told mostly do people in southern part (I live in Almaty) of KZ. But people in other regions (for example, my parents/grand grand parents from the East Kazakhstan) prefer/like the full cup of tea. If it will not fill full, they usually say/interpret it like "a meager/you don't want to give him even cup of tea" 😂 (wish you understand my English haha it is not good)

[@Ахмад-и8ъ]

Great

[@mishka3284]

this is very similar to Mongolian tea traditions

[@mdmotiar5620]

nice

[@peilinyang7328]

I love everything about kazakhstan and bought a lot of tea in a supermarket. Unfortunately, the tea I bought is of average quality. Does kazakhstan actually produce tea? I wondered about it. Does anyone know?

[@misarabage1359]

No we don't Historically tea is imported to Kazakhstan via China when the great silk road was passing through kazakhs steppes with caravans the locals were exposed to all the goods coming from all around the world and thus our cuisine and fashion is very mixed and international kind of We mostly import tea from India, China and Kenya The black tea ofc

[@nithyamohan1241]

Nalaeruku Akka (good sister) Hari prasath, thanjavur city, Tamil nadu ,India.

[@sahilchaudhary977]

I was in Almaty for more than 2 months and following is my experience- 1. Kazak people are the most unfriendly people. Even they know English but they will not talk to you. 2. Lots of food options 3. Good weather 4. Yandax is best.

[@samalaimukhametova7290]

Вам либо не повезло с людьми,либо вышло недопонимание

[@Aspandala]

Probably they tired from east india individuals, who pouring into Kazakhstan right now. Just behave properly, then you will get respectful attention. You are guest, learn some kazakh words.

[@bridget7066]

What kind of tea to you drink? Is it like the Earl Grey we drink in Australia, or do you have your own special flavours? :D

[@Saltiss]

Any plain loose leaf black tea will do, preferably from Assam or Ceylon. Earl Grey is not usually used for this type of tea, more like english breakfast. I attached some links in the video description :)

[@bridget7066]

@@Saltiss Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

[@ALEXI778]

Cultures are facinating, in my culture if you serve me that little tea and I ask for more, that would be consider rude, we do not ask for more than what we are served. lol

[@kingsleykesterasonye9693]

What of how to make smoothies

[@igat1983]

Үлкен рақмет. Is it considered rude to drink fast or a lot when you are a guest? What about let's say eating a quite a lot as a guest? Is it considered "abusing" hospitality or in contrary showing that you are appreciating the served food and drink? I know different culture have different approach. In some cultures it is considered rude to leave anything on the plate (especially if it is the main dish), but also any kind of desert. In some culture it may appear rude like you would come to eat, not to enjoy company. How it is in Kazakhstan? Or at least in Almaty and among your friends?

[@tomirisshakenova1404]

In Kazakhstan we serve a lot of food to our guests. So it's not considered rude to eat a lot or to leave something on the plate. But it could be considered strange to drink too fast and finish your cup by one sip.

[@igat1983]

@@tomirisshakenova1404 Thank you :) I will remember than when / if I am a guest in Kazakhstan family. Hopefully one day I will visit Kazakhstan and get invited by a nice Kazakh friend.

[@freyafoxmusic]

Youre so amazing

[@4tv4]

Salam eid mubarak how are you

[@imranmallick3113]

what are the top brands and types of tea in Kazakhstan. please message me.

[@MeruertBerikova]

😍😍😍

[@sarahbdc2523]

Hi, I love your videos. I always thought kazakh people put salt on their tea with milk. Is it right ?

[@samalaimukhametova7290]

Нет

[@madinakamillazhangabylova5141]

No, we put sugar. ) as i know Mongolian and Uighur people put salt

[@KowalskyLeon]

Do you drink alcohol drinks in Kazakhstan? Do muslims drink alcohol in Kazakhstan? I suppose that during soviet times alcohol had to be quite popular also in Kazakhstan??

[@nora_evans]

Yes, some people drink alcohol but ob events or New year eve(Christmas kinda holiday). But every post soviet country have some alcoholics who drink everyday or three times a week(there are not a lot of them here). Soviet culturr really made kazkahs to buy and drink. But now everyone thinks its a bad and haram habit. But we have our traditional drink (kymyz), basically it's a horse milk(but not fresh). Fresh horse milk(saumal) tastes sweet and fermented milk tastes sour and lil bit salty. Its like 1% alcohol. Sometimes its only 0,5%

[@KowalskyLeon]

@@nora_evans Thank you for your explanation. It's good that the original Kazah culture doesn't promote drinking alcohol.

[@ektorpolykandriotis635]

Salta, If I send you my address and the necessary funds, do you think you can send me all of the products you are using in this video? I would love to try the tea, the cookies and the chocolate. Thank you for your video series. Please, feel free to request products from the US, I would be happy to send.

[@joefaster88]

Siapa yang nonton ini gara gara dayana.. 😁🤭

[@sarafinae112]

Is it disrespectful to ask for no milk during tea.

[@zhan2358]

Уважительно, сам хозяйн дома может спросить, чай с молоком или без молоко? Тогда гость вежливо ответить. Или сам гость может сказать, когда только начинают налить чая.

[@shahabtshahab]

You ? Mòslim sister

[@postit5725]

So you pour a tiny bit of tea into a cup and then you keep passing on the cup to fill it again Sounds both counter productive and cheap af

[@madina7079]

You're missing the point. It's not meant to be "productive" otherwise we would give someone one huge cup. Using small cups and not over pouring its a sign of hospitality--basically as a host you are telling your guests to take their time and spend time socializing rather than drinking as much as possible in as short a time period as possible. Even the act of pouring the tea itself can be considered ceremonious and if you're a good host you will stay with your guests for a long time and keep pouring it. Also def not cheap---did you see how much food we put on our tables? this for anyone, even if someone you barely know comes over the table is still full and you serve tea for them

[@postit5725]

@@madina7079 I think I've seen this in Borat, understandable

[@shugylaassylbay6096]

@@postit5725 that’s rude you know??

[@postit5725]

@@shugylaassylbay6096 no it's not, man up

[@nora_evans]

@@postit5725 its rude. I know borat is not even antipolitical film. But guessing some traditions from that film is kinda wrong