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Rakia, rakija, rakiya, rachiu or rakı (/ ˈ r ɑː k i ə, ˈ r æ-, r ə ˈ k iː ə /), is the collective term for fruit spirits (or fruit brandy) popular in the Balkans. The alcohol content of rakia is normally 40% ABV , but home-produced rakia can be stronger (typically 50–80%).
Rakı is commonly consumed alongside meze, a selection of hot and cold appetizers, as well as at a rakı sofrası ('rakı table'), either before a full dinner or instead of it. It is especially popular with grilled or oven-cooked seafood, olive oil dishes (particularly red beans with tomato sauce), traditional Turkish delicacies (such as ...
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".
Many types of moonshine are produced in Serbia, even though they are almost exclusively fruit-based, made in pot-stills and commonly referred to as rakija. Šljivovica (plum brandy) is the most popular, but brandies based on other fruits, such as breskovača (peach brandy), kajsijevača or kajsijara (apricot brandy), viljamovka (pear brandy ...
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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.
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 Middle East, [2] [7] including in Lebanon, [8] [9] [10] Syria, [11] Jordan, [12] Egypt, Israel, Iraq and Palestine.
Naengmyeon (냉면; North Korean: 랭면; Raengmyŏn), 'cold noodles'), This dish (or originally winter dish) consists of several varieties of thin, hand-made buckwheat noodles, and is served in a large bowl with a tangy iced broth, raw julienned vegetables and fruit, and often a boiled egg and cold cooked beef.