HeadCheese Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 [b]Heard of it?[/b] I hadn't before having it recommended to me by the owner of the Tobacco Town in West Plano last Saturday. He's a young arabic gentleman who had just returned from two weeks in Turkey. He says that the new "in" thing there is to halve a cantaloupe, scoop out the seeds and use it as the bowl for your hookah. I'm guessing they must have smallish cantaloupes to do this with, as the south Texas variety would make for an all-day sucker. He said they also will hollow a few apples and pin them together to serve as part of the shaft, adding to the flavor. Sounds intriquing, but time-consuming. I think it would be easier to add an apple to the end of your hose, instead. In any case, I bought a 250g tub of the Fakhafina Sweet Melon from him (his favorite) and he was eager to get my reaction, so he set me up on his personal hookah in the back of his shop to try it out. I'm not ordinarily a big melon fan (double-entendrés notwithstanding), but this was a very smooth, mild smoke with the unmistakable, but subtle flavor of cantaloupe. Frankly, it was better at the shop, with the quick-light coals he was using, then my second bowl the following day at home with Syrian finger coals. I find that the Syrian coals impart a flavor of their own that interferes with the subtleties of some of the milder blends. I suppose my search for the best coals continues, but in the meantime, I'm happy with my new tobacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCheese Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 I forgot to mention that the buzz-hounds here will likely be disappointed. While I got that hint of mild euphoria from the Sweet Melon, it was nothing to notify the DEA about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Nah, sweet melon is not a mind-bender (until it gets old like mine). Even then, it still tastes good. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCheese Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 So, is anybody planning on smoking a cantaloupe anytime soon? *L* I'm thinking of trying it with a small apple, instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamaliel Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I have done the fruit thang in me younger years with something other than massel,and yes it works.We used to use apples,once we made a pipe out of a carrot.It does work but I really enjoy the smoke the traditional way,maybe I'll try it with a apple one day.However there is a korean melon that tastes much like a cantaloupe thats not much bigger than a good sized apple that would do the job.The rind is yellow and has lines in it almost like grill marks.In NYC they just call em korean melons.I think I've had a Israeli melon that was about the same size as the Korean melon but it looked more like a honeydew,once again our green grocers called it a Israeli melon,LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCheese Posted October 28, 2004 Author Share Posted October 28, 2004 My mistake. I had the wrong name typed up above. The tobacco is [b]Fakhfahina[/b]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 The only Sweet Melon I've tried and am smoking right now is Romman's Sweet Melon that I picked-up at Hookah-Shisha. I swear by this stuff, it's got a very pleasant taste of fresh Sweet Honeydew Melon. It's absolutely marvelous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamaliel Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Just got the Romman Sweet Melon this afternoon,dont have time to fire a bowl tonight,but tomorrow morning I will I'll post a review sometime tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Hey HeadCheese, this Fakhfahina melon you're talking about, is it Nakhla's Fakhfahina line? MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCheese Posted October 29, 2004 Author Share Posted October 29, 2004 For the life of me, I can't tell. Fakhfahina is the ONLY roman characters on the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Must be another brand then because normally any Nakhla product will say Nakhla somewhere on it and have a picture of the date palm. But if it is, isn't it some great yummy stuff? And if it isn't I need to investigate further. Thanks for the research. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCheese Posted October 31, 2004 Author Share Posted October 31, 2004 It must be the Nakhla version, then - because the date palm is prominently displayed on the box. Inside the box is a plastic resealable square container with a red lid and another golden label absent any english characters - just a melon image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidizzle Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 does a certain flavor get you more light headed then others ? i have tried sweet melon and i think it is byfar the best ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entrailsgalore Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 I dont really like sweet melon...I thought it would be that the tobacco was a bad batch or it wa sjust the brand so I bought anoteh rjar of a different brand...still tastes the same to me...and I just dont preffere it....... But I enjoy fruit bowls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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