Hooka

Hooka

Made from
Agizilik (Mouthpiece). Mouthpieces, were generally carved out of the top quality amber. Amber NO=germs.
Lule the top
Marpuc (the tube)
Govde glass bubble Handcraft decorated with floral motifs. Silver or Crystal.

The hookah = physics and chemistry, things like pressure changes, energy transfers, conduction and convection, and fuel consumption, water filtration system.

Describe how it works.

Tobacco, coals, production
Iranian tobacco = Strong and is washed several times
Only oak charcoal was used until the mid 19th century
Some people added pomegranate juice or rose oil (more falvor)
Massall (molasses) is the tobacco used in smoking the Nargile. Is a blend of international leaves, molasses extracted from sugarcane, and mashed up fruit pulp
The usage of Massal, of Egypt, was introduced with the Ottoman occupation by the beginnings of the 19th century.
The Egyptians named it Gouza due to the name of coconut fruit in Arabic. This was how it was originally smoked. with a coconut and reeds.
The story goes initially there was a water pipe to cool the regular tobacco leaves. But the art began when a lover of smoking the nargile was making a bowl after dinner. He had molasses (a staple of the times as a dessert) and mixed this with the tobacco to make it sticky and added texture. The science began then.
added flavors to the massal like apple and other fruits. The target of these companies was to attract the cigarette smokers.
Strawberry, mint, apricot rose, cappuccino, mango, apple,
The coals are now treated with gunpowder to better facilitate their burning.
The raised underside of the coal has been the latest innovation in the technological realm.


Art
It became so popular and fashionable in the 19th century that it became the thing to be photographed with one, it was also very popular for afternoon tea and intellectual gatherings. It suffered a decline with the use of cigarettes.
The Turkish water pipe is no longer at the center of Istanbul’s social and political life, but the men who gather each day—and the scatterings of women who joint them. Still consider it one of life’s pleasures.
A 71 year old named Ismet Ertep said it best, “Cigaretts are for Nervous people, competitive people , people on the run. When you smoke a nargile, you have time to think. It teaches you patience and tolerance, and gives you an appreciation of good company. Nargile smokers have much more balanced approach to life than cigarette smokers.”
No ETOH is served, as is traditional in nargile cafes, and smokers usually sip coffee as they puff.
The grinds of the Turkish coffee leave a mellow flavor in your mouth. (tell personal experience)
Older = strong Turkish tobacco grown near Syrian borders while the younger = aromatic apple and cherry blends imported from Egypt and Bahrain. I prefer the mango flavored ones form Egypt.
It takes about an hour to smoke a pipe full of fruit tobacco; it can take up to 2 hours for the stronger stuff.
The smoke is noticeably cooler they cigarette smoke, and it is lightly intoxicating.
It was used for relaxing the day’s stress away with friends and relatives.


History
introduced to turkey from either India or Persia (the word Nargile is Persian post 500 yrs.)
Until recently all coffee shops had special seating for Nargile smokers
An advanced nargile smoker may spend up to 3 hours over the ceremony
Most smokers actually kept his personal nargile at the coffee shops
Some carry a silver mouthpieces.
Some bring their own tobacco, and would only let certain waiters set it up when they came to smoke.
Fewer than a dozen nargile salon s are left in Istanbul, when their were thousands during the early 17th century.
Sultans used smoke to smoke a special mixture of opium, perfume, and crushed pearls (this is in contrast to the American fallacy as I mention later. The opium is wetter and mushier.
Orientalist (post Neapolian end of the 1700’s) began to depict the water pipes as artistic artifacts this lasted until the mid 1900’s.
Some famous paintings were by: Rudolf Ottenfeld, Eugene Delacroix, Paul-Desire Trouillebert, Jean-August Dominique Ingres, Ange Tissier,
Jean-Leon Gerome = The last painting called Bashi-Bazouk Chieftain featured a chieftain of mercenarily troops of the Ottoman Empire. He had a pleated skirt showing him to be of the Balkan region. These skirts are still worn today as ceremonial dress in the Greek military. Gerome’s painting was so accurate in recording details that scholars used them as ethnological records.
The Hookah (Egyptian)
The Nargile (Lebanese)

Narcotics
Common Misconception is that in American is that the hookah is associated with the smoking of Weed.
Theoretically it can be used for this purpose mechanically it is not reasonable.
It will degrade the quality and texture of the smoke and will not be as clean burning as the moist Shisha.
Not moist therefore it will burn faster.
It is not a bong.


Tips
Put ice in the glass base of the hookah gets the water cold before smoking. = Smoother
Mixing lemon juice, or other flavored water in the base to enhance the taste.
Some smoke it like a cigar and others like a cigarette
Add wine for a sweeter taste.
Wrap the foil with the shiny side down. It will retain more heat from the coal
Mixing other flavors with mint enhances the “menthol” flavor
Blow the smoke from the base so it does not collect and become stale.
Place the hose in the freezer for 20 min before smoking it will be extras smooth.