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Areki

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Clear home-distilled grain spirit poured in small glasses at feasts

Eritrea Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Distilled from grain fermented with gesho leaves in village stills; the same drink is Ethiopia’s areke, served at weddings, funerals and saints’ days.

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What is Areki?

Areki is a wine & spirit from Eritrea: clear home-distilled grain spirit poured in small glasses at feasts. Distilled from grain fermented with gesho leaves in village stills; the same drink is Ethiopia’s areke, served at weddings, funerals and saints’ days.

Made with

barleysorghum

Cooked

distilled

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