Pepsi and Coca Cola softdrink companies are battling for the Russian market, and both have opened major bottling facilities in St. Petersburg. Kvas is a traditional lightly fermented drink made from rye bread and raisins, once sold from tank trailers on every street corner. Razin, also produces kvas on draught. See BEER . Tea is typically prepared very strong in a small tea pot and then diluted with hot water and lots of sugar.
Tea is offen served with lemon or a dollop of homemade jam.
Traditionally, it is prepared by boiling ground coffee in a small pot and then carefully pouring the coffee into the cup. Turkish coffee, complete with grounds, is, also served frequently. Soft drinks are widely available in food stores, supermarkets, kiosks. Imported soft drink containers are not usually recycled, domestic juice and beer bottles usually are recycled. International Light alcoholic cocktails, fruit punches, kvas Kuznetsovskaya ul.