NZdude
Kava Curious
I just received my fresh kava in the post today 
I got 1kg of Vanuatu 'Five Fingers' - anyone heard of this? Well the vendor sent me instructions on making it, but I am not sure if other people have a better / different way of doing it? He suggests using half, and freezing the other half. Pour boiling water on the half, and mash it up, then put two table spoons into a cloth and squeeze all the juice out, and keep repeating until there is half a glass.
How much does 1kg (2lbs) of fresh compare to powdered? Because using 0.5kg in one go seems like a lot, although he does say keep the used mash in the fridge for the next day.
I cut open the packet and had a smell, and the smell is quite mild, just like fresh wet outside, or a mild smell of fresh cut grass. I chewed on some, way less than a tea spoon, and the taske it quite mild, numbing, but not as numbing much as micronised or instant, or even a good powder. However, from just chewing that litlle, i feel really really good
. I almost feel like I could just eat a small amount as I have, and have a great evening, and it would last a long time! I have put the packet in the freezer now, as I have to work, but lookforward to trying it properly tonight.
I got 1kg of Vanuatu 'Five Fingers' - anyone heard of this? Well the vendor sent me instructions on making it, but I am not sure if other people have a better / different way of doing it? He suggests using half, and freezing the other half. Pour boiling water on the half, and mash it up, then put two table spoons into a cloth and squeeze all the juice out, and keep repeating until there is half a glass.
How much does 1kg (2lbs) of fresh compare to powdered? Because using 0.5kg in one go seems like a lot, although he does say keep the used mash in the fridge for the next day.
I cut open the packet and had a smell, and the smell is quite mild, just like fresh wet outside, or a mild smell of fresh cut grass. I chewed on some, way less than a tea spoon, and the taske it quite mild, numbing, but not as numbing much as micronised or instant, or even a good powder. However, from just chewing that litlle, i feel really really good
. I almost feel like I could just eat a small amount as I have, and have a great evening, and it would last a long time! I have put the packet in the freezer now, as I have to work, but lookforward to trying it properly tonight.
