Of course, the East understands a lot about non-alcoholic pastimes. Hookah, it’s bori, shisha, goza, hook, dzhajir, nargil - this is an amazing thing! Soothes, relaxes, sets up a sincere conversation. In this article, you will learn how to smoke a hookah correctly.
Hookah is the safest method of smoking tobacco, since only juices are smoked. For this reason, hookah tobacco is sticky and wet. After smoking is finished, tobacco does not burn out and does not turn into ashes, but only dries out. The smoke produced by smoking a hookah is 95 percent water vapor, so it does not dry the throat. This smoke, dissolving in the atmosphere, leaves behind a pleasant sweet aroma that will appeal even to those who do not smoke.
How to smoke a hookah correctly?
There are certain rules that must be followed. Firstly, hookah is smoked on a full stomach in a soothing atmosphere, reclining or sitting on a low sofa. Mandatory musical accompaniment.
There are also some etiquette rules:
- you can not light a cigarette from hookah coal;
- it is forbidden to put a hookah higher than when you are lying or sitting;
- the mouthpiece cannot be passed from one hand to another, you just need to put it nearby;
- you can smoke only special hookah tobacco;
- it is forbidden to drink any alcohol (hibiscus tea is most suitable for hookah ) ;
- alcohol cannot be poured into the hookah. Sometimes high-quality wine is used to flavor tobacco. In no case should you drink this wine, as harmful impurities such as resins and ashes settle in it.
How many years can I smoke a hookah? In the Russian Federation, according to the law, tobacco (and, accordingly, hookah) can be smoked from eighteen years old.
Today, there are several methods of smoking a hookah:
- for flavored tobaccos, chilim (a narrow bowl) is used, which has several holes inside. After the tobacco is properly laid, chillim is covered with foil with holes on which the hot coals are placed. Hot air when inhaled passes through the tobacco. At the same time, the tobacco itself does not burn, as when smoking regular cigarettes. This, as well as the use of plain water, makes hookah a less harmful method of smoking;
- for hookah black tobacco used wide chillim. This eliminates the need for foil. Coal is placed directly on tobacco. Accordingly, the smoke is stronger. However, this method is not widespread in Russia.
What is better to smoke hookah?
Most often, plain water is poured into a hookah. The colder it is, the better. If you put pieces of ice in the water, the smoke will become colder and more comfortable. This is especially suitable for small hookahs, as their flasks heat up very quickly. Minus - this effect does not last long.
Instead of water, you can use milk. How to smoke a hookah with milk? It is diluted in a proportion of two to one, since in its pure form milk has the property of foaming very much. Ice can be added to small flasks. Hookah made on milk is considered to be peeled, the softest and most pleasant. Less - not all tastes come with milk. Ideal combinations are milk vanilla or milk chocolate. After milk, the mine, the hookah flask and the pipe must be washed thoroughly.
In addition to milk and water, hookah can be seasoned with juice - from a pack or freshly squeezed. Like milk, juice must be diluted with ice water. It is desirable that the taste of tobacco is combined with the taste of juice.
Finally, hookah can be seasoned with wine, champagne, rum, sambuca or absinthe. Before smoking a hookah with alcohol, the drink must be diluted with water and add ice. In this case, alcohol will give only vapors.
Hookah can not be smoked on beer and vodka, as these drinks add unpleasant bitterness, and on Coca-Cola, as it is an aggressive environment for metal parts.