in the fermentation process that hasn't become wine yet. Pălincă is a strong, double-distilled fruit brandy (especially plum, but also apple, apricots, peach, pear etc.) produced in Transylvania Pelin de mai is a wine specialty, usually produced in the spring, flavored with Artemisia dried plants Rachiu is a fruit brandy. Generic "rachiu" can be made from any fruit (except plums), while "țuică" is reserved exclusively for the variety of brandy made from plums. Rachiu de tescovină is a pomace brandy produced from grapes that have been used in wine production, very similar to the Italian grappa Sana is a kind of a drinkable yogurt Secărică is a caraway fruit flavored vodka, similar to the German kümmel Sirop - prepared with syrup made from fir tree, pine, buckthorn, blueberry, raspberry, or strawberry, with different types of honey or sugar Socată is a non-alcoholic beverage made from fermented elderflower (Sambucus nigra) Șliboviță is a plum brandy, produced in the Banat region. Turț is a strong, double-distilled plum brandy, named after the village of Turț in northwestern Romania Țuică is a plum brandy Vin Vișinată is a sour cherry liqueur Vodcă Zmeurată is a raspberry liqueur See also Beer in Romania Moldovan cuisine Transylvanian Saxon cuisine Notes and references Other sources Nicolae Klepper, Taste of Romania, Hippocrene, New York, 1999, , Romanian cuisine Cuisine European cuisine Balkan cuisine