Exploring the chill, euphoriant ritual of drinking kava at an Uripiv, Vanuatu nakamal

Blog – Rolf Potts
19/09/2024
Exploring the chill, euphoriant ritual of drinking kava at an Uripiv, Vanuatu nakamal

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I’d heard of the ritual of drinking kava before I traveled to Vanuatu, but I didn’t realize how pervasive the practice was (particularly among men) until I traveled to the outer reaches of the archipelago. Made from the emulsified bush-roots of Piper methysticum (roughly, “intoxicating pepper”) and mixed with water before being filtered with a…

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