Wednesday 18 June 2008

What is Rakia? Some Explainations!

Extremely strong alcoholic drink made by Bulgarians. One sample is enough to raise your forehead temperature several times over.
The side effects make you:
- Start to sing.
- Lose your way home.
- Forget your name.
- If you drink more than 1 litre are likely to collapse. The Bulgarian term for this eventuality is 'Pian na svinia', quite simply 'Drunk like a pig'.

A very strong alcoholic drink with 60 % + alcohol content. Made extensively by the families in the Bulgarian rural areas. Goes well with salad and a football matches on TV. Don`t drink a lot - it gets to you really fast.
A useful phrase is `Dai edna rakia!` - 'Give me a cup of rakia!'

Rakia or rakija (in Serbo-Croatian) is strong liquor similar to vodka. It is made by distillation from fermented fruits that are popular throughout the Balkans. Its alcoholic contents is normally 40%, but home produced rakia is usually much higher, anywhere between 50 to 70%. It is also considered the national drink of Serbia.

It is a Bulgarian alcohol drink, the greatest alcohol drink ever made in the world. It is made by lots of types of fruits such as - 'Slivova' (plums), 'Grozdova' (grapes) and many more.
Advice: Don't drink more than 0,5 litre.

A very strong alcoholic drink made usually by the fermentation of grapes. Plums, apples, cherries and all fruit which can ferment can also be used to make it. The fruit is cut up into small pieces and put to ferment together with sugar and certain herbs (for aroma) in a wooden (or plastic) barrel.

The mix is then distilled in private distilleries. It is highly popular within the territory of the Balkan peninsula, mostly in Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia. Rakia has a nice, golden color which is a jot to the eye and a specific aroma for every fruit it is made of. Every rakia has a different quality, varying from the colour to the alcohol content.

Examples for good Rakia brands are "Peshterska" and "Burgas 69". The best Rakia producers come from Shumen and Targovishte and other southern parts of Bulgaria.

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