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Arak is a strong, clear distilled alcoholic drink traditionally made in the Middle East, typically flavored with anise which gives it a distinctive licorice taste. It holds cultural significance across the region as a traditional beverage consumed during social gatherings and meals, particularly in countries like Lebanon, Turkey, and the Levant.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- alcoholic beverage
- Subclass of
- anise drink
- Country
- Jordan
- Image
- Lebanese arak.jpg
- Said to be same as
- rakı
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- different from
- arrack
- native label
- عَرَق
- alcohol by volume
- 40
- Commons category
- Arak (drink)
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Article · Deutsch
Arak oder Araq (arabisch عرق, DMG ʿaraq, „Schweiß“) ist ein klarer, ungesüßter Anisschnaps. Er wird begrifflich oft verwechselt mit Arrak, dem wesentlich süßlicheren Reisbranntwein, der in Indien, Sri Lanka, Südostasien und auch Russland verbreitet ist.
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