|
A hookah is a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) water pipe for smoking. Originating in India,it has gained popularity, especially in the Arab World .A hookah operates by water filtration and indirect heat. It can be used for smoking herbal fruits.
For hundreds of years, Middle Eastern men and women have flocked to water pipes also known as hookahs or nargiles -- to smoke fruit-flavored tobacco, talk and watch the world pass by. Over the past few years, Hookah Bars have become very popular throughout the United States.
The flavored mixture, shisha, is tobacco combined with fruit and molasses or honey. Flavors include mint, jasmine and mango. Double apple -- a mixture of red and green apples -- remains a bestseller.
|