Ţuică

Also known as tuica, tzuika, tsuika, tsuica, tzuica

thumb|A bottle of home-produced Țuică in Sighetu Marmației served alongside other [[Easter feasts. Noted an interlocking wooden stick inside of the bottle, typical of Maramureș region]] Țuică () is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–86% alcohol by volume (usually 40–55%), prepared only from plums. Other spirits that are produced from other fruit or from a cereal grain are called "rachiu" or "rachie". Țuică is also the foundational element for creating the traditional Romanian vinars from different spirited fruits. In 2013, Romania produced of țuică.