{"id":2063,"date":"2022-09-23T14:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2022-09-30T18:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:29:28","slug":"what-is-croatian-rakija","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/what-is-croatian-rakija\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Croatian Rakija?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2063\" class=\"elementor elementor-2063\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3930de8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3930de8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc93adb\" data-id=\"bc93adb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f64aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f64aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2084\" alt=\"Homemade Rakija\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2DF431D8-4CFE-4002-B77A-C73D406EB655-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2640abcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2640abcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2278cb87\" data-id=\"2278cb87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167c4dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167c4dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Rakija is a strong Croatian brandy made from various fruits and herbs. Some of the most popular types of rakija are loza, \u0161ljivovica, and travarica.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2); font-family: Sora, sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">How is it made?<\/span><\/p><p>Simply put, rakija is made by fermenting whichever fruits that you plan on using. After a period of time, the fermented fruit is ready to be distilled by heating the liquid up with fire. The resulting liquid from that process is rakija!<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2); font-family: Sora, sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Uses for Rakija<\/span><\/p><p>Many Croatians, especially the older generations, use rakija as an all-purpose liquid. It can be used as medicine, to clean jewelry, to celebrate something with friends, or just to kick off your morning. It\u2019s like the Croatian WD-40; you can use it for everything and there\u2019s definitely a bottle of it somewhere in the house!<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2); font-family: Sora, sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Is Rakija an Important Part of Croatian culture?<\/span><\/p><p>I hit the streets of Zagreb to find out, so check out the video below and let me know what you think!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29b4730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29b4730\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8908fdc\" data-id=\"8908fdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4347b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b4347b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=iUPLzlPBgck&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af61143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af61143\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cea3b2\" data-id=\"9cea3b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b0d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b0d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well now you can see how some of the locals feel about rakija! I thought it was funny how some of them initially say they don\u2019t drink it but then can list of a couple times a week when they do! It\u2019s sort of like the \u201cOh it\u2019s not alcohol, it\u2019s just rakija\u201d vibe in that drinking it is not a big deal for them so it can be more prevalent than they even realize.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite type of rakija is of course homemade rakija, and that can be a lot stronger than the store-bought rakijas. My uncle sometimes makes loza so I\u2019m most used to that although it can be really strong depending on the batch. If you\u2019re brave (or old) you can probably down the strong stuff no problem, but rakija is kind of like a box of chocolates in that you gotta try them all!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-162b5d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"162b5d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c7b9d5\" data-id=\"2c7b9d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a93315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-newsletterwidgetminimal\" data-id=\"5a93315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-newsletterwidgetminimal.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tnp tnp-widget-minimal\"><form class=\"tnp-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.allthingscroatia.com\/?na=s\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nr\" value=\"widget-minimal\"\/><input class=\"tnp-email\" type=\"email\" required name=\"ne\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Email\"><input class=\"tnp-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Never Miss an Episode!\"><\/form><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rakija is a strong Croatian brandy made from various fruits and herbs. 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