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Rakı, Türk Rakısı or Turkish Raki (/ r ɑː ˈ k iː /, Turkish pronunciation: ⓘ) is an alcoholic beverage made of twice-distilled grape pomace and flavored with aniseed. [1] It is the national drink of Turkey .
Raki (Albanian definite form: rakia) (a type of rakia) is a traditional drink in Albania.[6] [7] Until the 19th century, meyhanes would serve wine or meze. [8]Rakia is deeply connected to the Albanian tradition and as such it is produced everywhere in Albania and Kosovo, sometimes professionally and sometimes in an artisanal way.
Alcohol consumption is just above 1.5 litres per person per year in Turkey, which is the lowest percentage in Europe by population and 83% of Turks are teetotal [2] as the majority of the Turkish population is Muslim. [3]
Greek moonshine is known as tsipouro (Greek: τσίπουρο) or raki (Greek: ρακή). In the island of Crete it is also known as raki (Greek: ρακή) or tsikoudia (Greek: τσικουδιά). It is usually made from pomace grapes. The best quality of raki (Greek: ρακή) is made from grape berries.
The name tsikoudia derives from the Greek word for terebinth, referencing the plant’s historic use in flavouring spirits. In eastern Crete, it is colloquially known as raki (Greek: ρακή, romanized: rakí), a term borrowed from Turkish rakı and itself from Arabic arak (عرق), both meaning "distilled." This nomenclature reflects the ...
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Arak is a traditional alcoholic beverage of the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean. [2] [6] It is distilled and consumed across a wide area in the Levant, [2] [7] including in Lebanon, [8] [9] [10] Syria, [11] Jordan, [12] Egypt, Israel and Palestine.
Raksi (Devanagari:रक्सी) (Bantawa language: Hengmawa/Hengma, Limbu language: Sijongwaa aara, [1] Nepal Bhasa: aila) is the Nepali term for a traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Nepal, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim) and Tibet.