{"id":2701,"date":"2024-03-01T11:41:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitspacva.hr\/rakija\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T10:10:58","slug":"rakija","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitspacva.hr\/en\/rakija\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakija"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The soul of the Spa\u010dva tradition\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the heart of Spa\u010dva, rakija is not just a drink, but a deeply rooted part of culture and tradition, a symbol of hospitality and togetherness. Before every meal, Slavonian rakija is offered as an aperitif to stimulate the appetite, while drinking rakija at parties and gatherings signifies a celebration of life, health and longevity. The process of making it, from the first ba\u0161ica (the first and strongest rakija) to the last patoka (the last and weakest rakija), and its storage in different types of wooden barrels, give rakija its special value and a variety of flavours, making every sip a story.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cIf only I could get a cow that produces real plum brandy” (Da je meni nabaviti kravu, koja daje \u0161ljivovicu pravu!) or \u201cOh, brandy, if you were closer to God, you would knock Him off His feet too!” (Oj rakijo da si bli\u017ee Bogu, i njega bi oborila s nogu!)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2014 This traditional beverage has been praised in many a be\u0107arac (a humorous form of folk song, originally from rural Slavonia).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Spa\u010dva elixir of life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In Slavonia, before lunch or dinner you will always be offered a sip of Slavonian rakija for a better appetite. With it you will toast to good health and a long life. \u201cIf only I could get a cow that produces real plum brandy!\u201d<\/em> or \u201cOh, brandy, if you were closer to God, you would knock Him off His feet too!\u201d <\/em> This traditional beverage has been praised in many a be\u0107arac.<\/p>\n

In Slavonia, rakija is a steadfast companion of every celebration, and almost every house in the local villages has its own plum orchard, from which come the best brandies, drank from a shot glass.<\/p>\n

The first and strongest rakija in the production of rakija is called ba\u0161ica, and the last and weakest is patoka. Rakija can be stored in mulberry, walnut, acacia or oak barrels, which will give it a specific colour \u2013 amber, amber-yellow, yellow and olive-green hue. In registered tasting rooms and at the family run farms (OPGs) of the Tourist Board of the Spa\u010dva Forest Area you can enjoy not only plum brandy, but quince, apricot and pear (viljamovka) brandy as well, and elderberry, cherry, walnut and rosehip liqueurs.<\/p>\n

Some time ago, rakija was used as an almost universal folk medicine. Orahovac (walnut brandy) eases stomach problems after eating too much fatty food, and rakija helps with colds and flu. Externally, every type of rakija disinfects wounds and kills bacteria, but also brings temperature down.<\/p>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Rakija The soul of the Spa\u010dva tradition In the heart of Spa\u010dva, rakija is not just a drink, but a deeply rooted part of culture and tradition, a symbol of hospitality and togetherness. Before every meal, Slavonian rakija is offered as an aperitif to stimulate the appetite, while drinking rakija at parties and gatherings signifies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2357,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2701","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRakija - The Spa\u010dva Forest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rakija - The soul of the Spa\u010dva tradition. 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