The Turkish vodka crayfish (raka) - the strong alcoholic drink from 40 to 60 degrees made on the basis of grapes or fruit with use of a root or seeds of an anise. In independence of that, store crayfish or house, its taste significantly differs from the Russian vodka as the anise adds to excessive sweetness drink. Crayfish drink in the diluted look.
From where the name went
According to one of versions, the name ""crayfish"" came in the 17th century from strong drink of ""arakas"" of the Arab countries of the Middle East in the 17th century, ""arakas"" in translation means ""sweat"" that means release of sweat at consumption of a large number of vodka.
Other version of origin of the name crayfish says that the name ""crayfish"" straight from Turkey and has communication with a grade of grapes of a rozaka (karaburna) as a drink basis often is the grape structure.
As crayfish do
Alcoholic basis crayfish - grape, date or fig distillate, as ingidiyent are used a root or seeds of an anise, contents aren't sweetened. The way of production of any kind crayfish contains four obligatory stages: 1) grape (fruit) home brew is overtaken in a copper alambike-traditional column still, 2) the received structure is drawn on an anisic root or anisic sunflower seeds, 3) the structure is overtaken the second time, 4) liquid infuses in oak casks at least two months.
How to drink crayfish
Crayfish drink from high thin glasses. Vodka transparent, however when mixing with water drink gains muddy white color because anise oil enters chemical reaction. For this reason the local people nicknamed ""lion's milk"" drink. Crayfish dilute with water in proportions 1 to 2 or 1 to 3, then add ice. Have a snack drink various Meuse - sets of snack of hummus and eggplants, beans, pepper, nuts and many other. For crayfish seafood and fish, cheese, meat, a melon also well approach. There is also the second option of consumption of this Turkish drink: crayfish pour in a mouth in pure form, without swallowing, and then accept cold water with ice that crayfish with water mixed up already during swallowing. Addition in anisette of sparkling water, juice and other drinks isn't strongly recommended. To drink crayfish on the Turkish custom, it is necessary to clink glasses only with bottoms of glasses, and then to slightly knock them edges on a table with a thought of those who couldn't be present behind it.
Why to drink crayfish and as to choose it
Crayfish is the popular traditional Turkish drink which isn't leaving tourists to it indifferent. Its feature is that intoxication at the use crayfish occurs imperceptibly and sharply. At visit of Turkey by the vacationer it is necessary to drink anisette at restaurants and bars not to come across a fake. If it isn't possible to visit such institutions, crayfish it is possible to buy in shop. Yeni Raki is considered the most classical look, its price is much lower than other known types of drink, and production is broader. Other types crayfish are Kulup Raki, Tekirdag and Altinbas. The last from them in translation is meant by the ""the gold head"" and it is considered the most expensive.