Mead facts for kids
Mead from Poland
Mead is a fermented alcoholic drink. It is made from honey. Its history is possibly as old as that of beer. It is made by mixing honey, water, and yeast. Some kinds of mead also include spices or fruit. Mead is sometimes called "honey wine".
Archaeologists discovered that people made mead 9,000 years ago. Mead was described in the Rigveda, which is a Hindu religious text. Mead is popular in Central Europe and the Balkans. Mead is also made in Ethiopia and South Africa.
Images for kids
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A mention of "meodu scencu" (mead-cup) in Beowulf
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A homebrewed melomel
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Bottles of "medica" (r.meditsa) – a mead made in Međimurje County, northern Croatia
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Trójniak — a Polish mead, made using two units of water for each unit of honey
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See also
In Spanish: Hidromiel para niños
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