Raksi (devanagari:रक्सी) or rakshi (bantawa language: hengmawa/hengma, limbu language: sijongwaa aara, nepal bhasa: aila) is the nepali term for a traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in nepal, india (darjeeling, sikkim) and tibet. it is often made at home. raksi is a strong drink, clear like vodka or gin, tasting somewhat like japanese sake. it is usually made from kodo millet (kodo) or rice; different grains produce different flavors. it is made by distilling a chhaang, a brewed alcoholic drink. the limbus and kirati people , for whom it is a traditional beverage, drink tongba and raksi served with pieces of pork, water buffalo or goat meat sekuwa. for the newars, aila is indispens...

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