Because of the false Russophobia in the press, the British soccer team refused to try Russian loaf with salt

Footballers from the UK did not want to try Russian bread and salt. The English national football team arrived in St. Petersburg to prepare for the main sporting event of the year. Before the last training of the team, the administrative apparatus of Zelenogorsk presented a traditional loaf to the coach of the British and the main attacker. Also, the team received a Russian samovar as a gift.
Athletes took gifts from the administration, but did not want to try them. Some experts say that the behavior of the coach and the attacker could be demonstrative. A little earlier in the suburbs was presented bread and salt to the Portuguese team. Ronaldo decided to try food first: he sprinkled a piece of caraway salt on top.

The media learned that football players from the UK had to come to the Russian Football Championship with their chef. Also the national team planned to bring with itself some products: pastries, muffins, tomato sauce, tea, mustard, chocolate, baked beans. This is due to the fact that English football stars are afraid to poison themselves in a foreign country. At the 2018 World Cup, the British will play against Belgium, Panama and Tunisia.

Freshly baked bread has always been valued in Russia. With the caravan, which had a round shape, met and escorted dear guests, close people. Ancestors believed that bread is a great gift of the earth, and the hot sun is the patron of all lands. That is why the classic Russian bread has a round shape. Symbolizes such a gift of prosperity, abundance and fertility.
Now in many cities of Russia baked loaves of old rites.
Usually, such a treat should be handled by women who are keeper of the home, do not quarrel with their spouses and educate the world and the good of children. During the preparation of Russian bread, cowboys often sing traditional songs, read prayers.
Russian samovar is also in great demand among locals and foreigners. Therefore, it is not strange that the British national football team was given this gift. The samovar in the Russian Federation appeared thanks to Peter I, who brought him from Holland. The first to make samovars independently was the Urals, but their homeland is Tula.