sbiten

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English

A glass of sbiten

Etymology

From Russian сби́тень (sbítenʹ).

Noun

sbiten (uncountable)

  1. A hot winter honey-based Russian traditional drink/decoction with spices and jam.
    • 2018, Olga Chugunova, Natalia Zavorokhina, Ekaterina Pastushkova, “Leadership in Production: A Case Study of Soft Drinks”, in Wadim Strielkowski, Oksana Chigisheva, editors, Leadership for the Future Sustainable Development of Business and Education: 2017 Prague Institute for Qualification Enhancement (PRIZK) and International Research Centre (IRC) “Scientific Cooperation” International Conference (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics), Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, →ISBN, part III (Leadership in Business and Economics), page 371:
      According to GOST 52409–2005, national nonalcoholic beverages include kvass, mors, sbiten, voditsa, and vzvar (Zavorohina 2014; Kudryasheva 2014).
    • 2020 November 27, Katina Holland, “A Few of My Favorite Things: Taste of Russia”, in Sequoyah County Times, volume 126, number 51, Sallisaw, Okla.: Cookson Hills Publishers, Inc., page A7, column 3:
      Strain liquid through cheesecloth, pressing on solids, and transfer to an airtight container or bottle—a 750 ml bottle will accommodate this amount of sbiten.
    • 2024, Colleen Houck, “Beware of the Goat from Its Front Side, of the Horse from Its Back Side, and a Monk from Any Side”, in Tiger’s Tale, Ashland, Ore.: Blackstone Publishing, →ISBN:
      You’ll see pools of kefir, sbiten, kvass, or vzvar in cavities of rocks, borscht and ukha swelling up in tree stumps, stuffed blintzes and pierogi mushrooming in flower clusters or out of tree bark or hanging from leaves, and cream-covered smetannik adorning trees like snow.

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