🥣 Piala
Also known as: tea bowl, kesa
Kumis, ayran and milk tea in Asia.
A piala is a small ceramic bowl without a handle. It is used all over Central Asia. People drink mainly tea from a piala, but also kumis (a fermented drink made from mare's milk), ayran and tea with milk. In shape, a piala looks like a Japanese tea bowl.
The word came from Persian. A piala has no handle, so pialas are easy to stack one inside another. This was very handy for nomadic peoples, who carried their dishes with them. There is also a bigger bowl of a similar shape, the kese. People drink both cold and hot drinks from it.
A piala is held in the palms. It is small, so the drink in it does not have time to cool. Pialas are also used to serve tea with milk, which is drunk in many countries of Asia.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does a piala have no handle?
Without a handle, pialas are easy to stack one inside another. This made them handy for nomads to carry with them.
What do people drink from a piala?
Most often tea, and also kumis, ayran and tea with milk.