Editing Mead (section)

===Regional variants===
In [[Finland]], a sweet mead called ''{{lang|fi|[[Sima (mead)|sima]]}}'' is connected with the Finnish [[Walpurgis Night|vappu]] festival (although in modern practice, [[brown sugar]] is often used in place of honey <ref>{{Cite web |last=Raiskila |first=Erja |date=26 April 2018 |title=Spring is sweet in Finland: funnel cakes, doughnuts and mead for May Day |url=https://finland.fi/life-society/spring-is-sweet-in-finland-funnel-cakes-doughnuts-and-mead-for-may-day/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=thisisFINLAND |language=en-US}}</ref>). During [[secondary fermentation (wine)|secondary fermentation]], added-[[raisin]]s augment the amount of sugar available to the yeast and indicate readiness for consumption, rising to the top of the bottle when sufficiently depleted.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} Sima is commonly served with both the pulp and rind of a [[lemon]].

An [[Ethiopia]]n mead variant ''[[tej]]'' (ጠጅ, {{IPA|am|ˈtʼədʒ|}}) is usually home-made and flavored with the powdered leaves and bark of ''[[gesho]]'', a [[Hops|hop-like]] [[bittering agent]] which is a species of [[buckthorn]].  A sweeter, less-alcoholic version (honey-water) called ''berz'', aged for a shorter time, is also made.
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In [[Kenya]], a mead variant called ''[[Muratina]]'' is usually home-made which is used during a number of different important religious and social events.

[[Mead in Poland]] and [[Ireland]] has been part of culinary tradition for over a thousand years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polska miodem stała |url=http://www.smakizpolski.com.pl/chcialbys-wiedziec-miodzie-pitnym/ |access-date=31 May 2017 |website=www.smakizpolski.com.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Synowiec|first1=A.|last2=Wzorek|first2=W.|last3=Baca|first3=E. |title=Miody pitne - historia, regulacje prawne oraz technologia produkcji |journal=Przemysł Fermentacyjny i Owocowo-Warzywny|date=23 January 2024 |volume=54 |issue=54|pages=11–12|url=https://agro.icm.edu.pl/agro/element/bwmeta1.element.agro-4dc754d6-8ef2-446a-8912-e72617acfb5a}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Grape and Wine Biotechnology |isbn=978-953-51-2692-8 |chapter=Chapter 19: The Trends and Prospects of Winemaking in Poland|editor1-first=Antonio|editor1-last=Morata|editor2-first=Iris|editor2-last=Loira |date=2016|publisher=IntechOpen |doi=10.5772/64976 |chapter-url=https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/52103}}</ref>

[[Mead in the United States|In the United States, mead]] is enjoying a resurgence, starting with small home [[meaderies]] and now with a number of small commercial [[meaderies]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gittleson |first1=Kim |date=2 October 2013 |title=The drink of kings makes a comeback |work=[[BBC News Online]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24184527 |access-date=3 October 2013}}</ref> As mead becomes more widely available, it is seeing increased attention and exposure from the news media.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bender |first1=Andrew |title=Top 10 Food Trends |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehlk45lii/mead/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027232622/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehlk45lii/mead |archive-date=27 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2013 |title=Mead, the honey-based brew producing a real buzz |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mead-the-honey-based-brew-producing-a-real-buzz/}}</ref> This resurgence can also been seen around the world in the UK and Australia particularly with session (lower alcohol styles)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Wired UK]]|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/big-growth-small-beer|title=The big rise in small beer is the beginning of the end for hangovers|first=Nicole|last=Kobie|date=8 August 2020}}</ref> sometimes called hydromel<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bar news {{!}} Gosnells creates low-alcohol mead |date=2 January 2020 |url=https://barmagazine.co.uk/gosnells-creates-low-alcohol-mead/ |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> and Mead-Beer Hybrids also known as Braggots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Something To Braggot About |url=https://craftypint.com/news/2724/something-to-braggot-about |access-date=27 April 2022 |website=The Crafty Pint}}</ref>

In the [[Philippines]], local mead makers are also putting mead back into the radar of liquor and alcohol aficionados. In fact, to promote mead in the country, the Philippines had its first International Mead Day celebration for the first time ever on 3 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First-Ever International Mead Day Celebration in the Philippines Takes Place This August |url=https://www.wheninmanila.com/first-ever-international-mead-day-celebration-in-the-philippines-takes-place-this-august/#google_vignette |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=When In Manila|date=31 July 2024 }}</ref>