Changes

Samovars fell out of use after Poland regained independence a hundred years ago and are almost completely forgotten now in this country (unlike in Russia, where they are still very much a thing). But the Russian way of brewing tea, although simplified, is still very much alive in Poland. Many Poles still brew a very strong tea (which they call ''esencja'', or tea essence) to later dilute it with hot water. Incidentally, tea was the favourite drink of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, the father of the Polish Republic. The Poles had no choice but to stick to tea.

* Adams, Jillian Elaine, ''[http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/472 Marketing Tea against a Turning Tide: Coffee and the Tea Council of Australia 1963–1974]'' in: ''M/C Journal'', vol. 2, no. 2 (2012)

* Bruce, Bryan, ''Historia Smaku: Jak warzywa i przyprawy budowały fortuny, wywoływały wojny i wpędzały ludzi w szaleństwo'' (original title: ''A Taste of History: The Stories Behind Our Favourite Foods''), transl. Ewa Kleszcz, Warszawa 2011