This is my second visit to a bar run by my friends. Project Cafe, 20th CENTURY BOY I first tried raki, a traditional Turkish drink. When the transparent liquid was mixed with water in a 1:1 ratio, it turned milky. I was lucky to enjoy raki with my friends with incense. Tomorrow I'm expected to be a macho man!
In Turkey, rakı is the national drink and is traditionally consumed with chilled water on the side or partly mixed with chilled water, according to personal preference. Rakı is rarely consumed without the addition of water. Ice cubes are often added. Dilution with water causes rakı to turn a milky-white colour, similar to the louche of absinthe. This phenomenon has resulted in the drink being popularly referred to aslan sütü ('lion's milk').Since aslan ('lion') is a Turkish colloquial metaphor for a strong, courageous man, this gives the term a meaning close to 'the milk for the strong'. Raki
