What is Rakia?
[[File:Rakı toasting.jpg|thumb|right|Rakia toasting in [[Turkey]]]] '''Rakia''' is a Turkish [[brandy]] made from [[Fermentation|fermented]] [[fruit]]. It is very popular in [[North Macedonia]] and [[Bulgaria]]. It can be made from different fruits. Rakia is а national drink of [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/turkey-signature-drink-raki/index.html | title=How to drink raki: A crash course in Turkey's signature drink | date=29 December 2015 }}</ref> == Overview == Rakia is an [[alcoholic drink]] similar to [[Brandy]]. Usually, it has 40% of alcohol, but home-made rakia can be stronger and have from 50 to 60%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everything You Need To Know About Rakia|url=https://www.slavorum.org/rakia-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-this-drink/|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-14|archive-date=2020-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831154206/https://www.slavorum.org/rakia-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-this-drink/}}</ref> The most common form of Rakia is made from [[plum]], but [[Grape|grapes]], [[Peach|peaches]], [[Apricot|apricots]], [[Apple|apples]], [[Pear|pears]], [[Cherry|cherries]], [[Fig|figs]] are also used. People drink Rakia from small glasses of 30 to 50 ml. ==Other websites== [http://tourismartculture.blogspot.com/2018/02/rakia-as-special-drink-in-special.html Rakia drink] == References == [[Category:Alcoholic spirits]] <references />{{Commons category-inline|Rakija}}{{food-stub}}