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Anise flavored alcoholic beverage from Turkey similar to the Greek Ouzo, and Arabic Arak, but is less sweet and therefore tastes better (in my opinion)

Similar types of drinks are popular elsewhere in the Mediterranean e.g sambuca and pastis. But there's nothing like a good Raki, aka. Lion's milk.

Best enjoyed by the sea, with a view of the Bosporus at sunset, with a mezze selection (the minimum requirement being melon and feta cheese), fish, good music and good friends.
Raki is not just a drink, it's an experience, a philosophy a lifestyle!
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a very pretty person. but she can be a little irritating. she is a nice,kind,pretty young woman. she is a great friend. shes that one friend that will have that realistic point of view. shes a wonderful caring young woman.
raki is beautiful.
raki by classy_smart December 7, 2018

'Rakı-Balık' 

'Rakı-Balık' literally means Rakı-Fish in Turkish. 'Rakı' being the most popular alcoholic beverage in Turkey, it is also a popular drink in north shores of Mediterranean; it is 'Uzo' in Greece, 'Grappa' in Italy and 'Pastis' in France. It is an anise-flavoured spirit. In Turkey Rakı is mostly consumed with food, almost like a ritual. You go to a 'meyhane' (tavern) sit down at a table, first you are served 'meze' (tapas), then the main course (usually a grilled meat, chicken or fish) accompanied by several types of green salad, after that the dessert, and in some cases a glass of beer to 'polish'. Finally, 'Rakı-Balık' refers to a 'Rakı' ritual where you eat grilled fish as the main course. If you 'do' 'Rakı-Balık' they will serve you warm tahini halva as a dessert, it is a tradition. Turns out that tahini helps dealing with the heavy-metals that comes with the fish and detoxifies the liver. Also eating halva is a funeral tradition in Turkey, so it is also memorizing the dead fish you just ate ; )
Let's do a 'Rakı-Balık' tonight!
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Don't you think Raki is weird in a good way? I think she is.
Raki by Secretperson26 May 19, 2017
A drink similar to Ouzo, but made from grapeseed, not aniseed, ranging from 40% to 60%. Can cause hilarity in the correct hands/mouth.
Raki by rob May 13, 2005
delicious turkish drink. it is harder than ouzo. ouzo tastes a little sweet compared to raki. most popular one is "yeni raki" which means "new raki" in Turkish. it is like a tradition to drink it in turkish lands. like drinking tequila in mexico. it is called 'lion milk' in street talk, because of its hardness or its color is white.
lets have raki-fish in bosphorus.
raki by irmak April 26, 2007