mushrat Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 So, apparently before Zaghoul and Moussal Saloum and all the non-flavoured tobaccos, there was Ajami. My friend from Lebanon was telling me about the stuff that they suded to smoke when he was younger back home. How it was his job to set up the hookahs for the older family members. This was how it was done when hookahs were 1st intruduced in the middle east, atleast relating to tboacco. So I'm in a local store and I see this stuff in a package and figure this HAS to be what he was talking about. You take the dried leaves, crumble some up in a container of water and let it sit for about 5 minutes to soften. Then you take several intact leaves and soak them as well. After the tobacco is soft you take the crumbled up stuff, squeeze the water out and place it in a large shallow bowl. mound it up over the top of the bowl. Then you take the full leaves and wrap them around the outside. Then you use a poker to bore a single hole down through the top and wriggle it around a bit to create air flow, somethink like a phunnel. Then you place th coals around the hole in the center. and start puffing. Let me say I inhaled a few times and nearly hacked up a lung. It's primarily for puffing he says. was very good flavour, kind of like a tasty smooth cigar. Anyways, here are some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 wow man, that looks awesometoo sophisticated for me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 More pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 There old Skool, then there's pre-school. That's Pre-Birth I'll stick with Nahkla lolJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 hey mush do you think this would be a good base tobacco for some home meade sheesh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Woah, that looks like an alien getting ready to hatch from your bowl Does it leave a heavy tobacco aftertaste like cigars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadpipecinch21 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 that looks like it'd be cool as shit to smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hey mush do you think this would be a good base tobacco for some home meade sheesh ?Actually, I suspect it would work quite well as a base tobacco for home made sheesh. Nice light taste, aromatic, ya it think it would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1966 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 awesome Mush. Where I can I buy this stuff? I wanna try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 QUOTE (mushrat @ Apr 12 2008, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hey mush do you think this would be a good base tobacco for some home meade sheesh ?Actually, I suspect it would work quite well as a base tobacco for home made sheesh. Nice light taste, aromatic, ya it think it would do.how long did that bowl last ?do you know if this is the same stuff ?http://hookahcompany.com/arab_persian_tombeik_2659_prd1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (mushrat @ Apr 12 2008, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hey mush do you think this would be a good base tobacco for some home meade sheesh ?Actually, I suspect it would work quite well as a base tobacco for home made sheesh. Nice light taste, aromatic, ya it think it would do.how long did that bowl last ?do you know if this is the same stuff ?http://hookahcompany.com/arab_persian_tombeik_2659_prd1.htmWell it says Ajami on the package... and the color/consistency seems to be identical based on the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 QUOTE (erufiku @ Apr 12 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (mushrat @ Apr 12 2008, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hey mush do you think this would be a good base tobacco for some home meade sheesh ?Actually, I suspect it would work quite well as a base tobacco for home made sheesh. Nice light taste, aromatic, ya it think it would do.how long did that bowl last ?do you know if this is the same stuff ?http://hookahcompany.com/arab_persian_tombeik_2659_prd1.htmWell it says Ajami on the package... and the color/consistency seems to be identical based on the pic yea but mush's stuff looks alot lighter and coming from a heavy cigar smoking background the darker the leaf the more spice (maduro vs corojo or natural) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (NickReppinThe909 @ Apr 12 2008, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yea but mush's stuff looks alot lighter and coming from a heavy cigar smoking background the darker the leaf the more spice (maduro vs corojo or natural)I think it's a camera issue... I'm pretty sure mush took his photos with flash.Notice how in the 3rd picture in the first post the tobacco is darker (no flash).edit: Anyway this is just guesswork, let's wait for Mushrat to reply Edited April 12, 2008 by erufiku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 that could be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voski Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 ya..looks like the stuff...And ya..some pics were with flash some without.Course I paid $3.99 for mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayVer Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I have this..its real cheap stuff.. My question is what soaking time did you guys use? The guy at the shop I bought it at said soak it over 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 soak it in what? And is it commercially available or is it someting you have to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiintballa182 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 water, JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayVer Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 this is commercially available.... I get mine at a local middle eastern shop.You soak it in water. its reallllllllll dry (cracks to pieces when you try bending it)I dont know what is the proper soaking time..I've heard 12 hour...24 hours...6 hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzZ Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Looks cool. Should have taken some pics of you actually smoking it. Decent clouds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place_Name_Here Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 found the same stuff on HC if yall are interested http://hookahcompany.com/sultan_tombeik_1795_prd1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 QUOTE (mushrat @ Apr 12 2008, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ya..looks like the stuff...And ya..some pics were with flash some without.Course I paid $3.99 for mine... you think you could ship a brick to so cal for $10 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayVer Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Im sure you can find it in a shop somewhere over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 (edited) the only place i have seen a shop near me is in LA and thats a 2 hour drive with traffic so i would rather pay 16 and shipping on top of thatthe shop i saw was "h*ji & sons" i didnt mean any harm its just the name of the store Edited April 12, 2008 by NickReppinThe909 do not use that term here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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