imagelessdude Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Everytime I go to the local Middle Eastern market for coals, I see these bags of what look like uncut dry tobacco leaves? I was reading the 1% nicotine article and saw a little about it... how do you smoke the stuff? And how's the taste? Cause if it has a big buzz and an okay taste, I'm interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I'm not sure if you have to add any water to mush it up, but I do know that Tombak, Bass, Kass, Zaghoul are all very traditional types of tobacco smoked all over the middle east. It's typically unflavored, and you don't use foil over your bowl. You'd normally just place the coal directly on top of the tobacco.Yummy huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagelessdude Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Zaghoul... I bought some once, and tried smoking it... smelled odd.. and didn't smoke well, probably because I had foil on the bowl. Hm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeSearch Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 sounds like that would be your problem. i'm no expert but i've gathered that the wetness of our modern-day shisha is really where hte smoke comes from, so if that tobacco is completely dry, our heating method really wouldn't work. hence yash's solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymptom Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Depending on the type of tobacco, I think, you're supposed to wet the leaves and layer them in the bowl, then drop the coal directly on top. A completely different kind of smoking from what I understand, because the smoke is actually smoke and not vaporized glycerin like we're used to in smoking flavored tobacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagelessdude Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Has anyone tried it? I'm thinking about going to the market and picking up some Tombak and some Zalhoul to try tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAHkoo Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 i've tried zhagloul or i've had a bag of it, from what the smoke shop owner said was its good if you put some in a bowl add honey till it is clumpy and if you pick it up it should be really sticky. He also suggested adding a drop of lemon or mint extract. I've tried it with a screen and it wasnt all that mad its like what i would guess an all natural flavor or wood kinda flavor would be like, I say try it once in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Yeah. I have...The stuff is usually called Asfahan.. ahsfahan.... something like that.You take the leaves.. cut off the main stem part that runs longwise and soak the leaves till they are limber.You take them out of the water and shred them up.... you may find that you want the tobacco to dry out a bit to get going worth a darn. You load it up and put a coal right on it... or you can rull op a cigar shaped cone and place it on the bowl seat. Its rather harsh..... nowhere near like smokin shisha....I have used the stuff to make some "molasses tobacco" and it turned out OK..... got a punch to it.Most of the stuff is grown in India... but then..... I believe that most of the tobacco for used for "shisha" is grown there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Check out the1% percent Nic. Thread. There is some anserw about TombakSmiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakemonster Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showt...43&hl=jurak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagelessdude Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Damn thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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