Most people familiar with hookah or shisha know that its roots are in Asia, or the Middle East, to be precise. But is the Middle East truly the place of origin? Or is it Africa? What if the origin is neither Africa nor the Middle East, but the Indian subcontinent?…
The most commonly used tobacco in a hookah is the Virginia blonde leaf, also known as Bright Leaf tobacco. Sometimes this leaf is blended with other Oriental (Turkish) tobacco varieties as well. Typically, the Virginia blonde leaf is flue-cured meaning that it is dried in a heated indoor structure. This process of curing is what gives the Virginia…
