Orange hookah is one of the most popular options among all fruit bowls. Few people managed to taste this citrus hurricane of aromas and tastes that this fruit can give, because it is used quite rarely, for which everyone has their own reasons.
All opinions and prejudices that citruses often spoil the taste, are bitter, have a flimsy shape, due to which the temperature cannot be maintained, are a mistake. If you follow all the rules regarding how to make a hookah on an orange, you can get a dizzying result.
How to choose fruit?
Most often people make mistakes at the stage of choosing citrus. How to make a hookah on an orange? What fruits should be chosen for this? First of all, ripe citruses are used for hookahs. However, you should not buy overripe fruits, as they are too soft and can fall apart under the influence of high temperature. When you pick up a citrus, it should be firm on the inside and tough on the outside.
A very important attribute in the choice of citrus is also the content of seeds in it. It is recommended to select those oranges that contain a minimum of them, so you can avoid the bitterness that often appears from the burning of these particular seeds. The ideal variety for this purpose is "kadanera", because these oranges are practically pitted.
How to make a hookah on an orange?
When you have purchased fruits for hookah, you can proceed directly to the creation of the bowl. This process will not take much time, you just need to be careful. Only in this way can you achieve the desired result. So, let's take a closer look at how to make a hookah on an orange.
Cutting an orange
First of all, you need to thoroughly wash the fruit, then dry it with a napkin or towel. Then you need to evenly cut off a third of the top of the citrus so that the pulp can be seen. Everything must be done in one motion, so a sharp knife is required.
Now you should cut out the pulp, while leaving the peel intact. A small amount of pulp should also remain in the fruit, from which the bottom should be formed. Since the orange is very juicy and soft, it is necessary to remove all excess moisture with napkins. However, do not abuse it, as moisture is still needed.
Mine hole
Then you should make a hole in the very center of the orange. Before this it is necessarymeasure the diameter of the tube of your mine, and then mark the bottom of the orange with a knife, on the peel. This stage must be taken very carefully, because the hole in the fruit should not pass air through itself, that is, it must be airtight.
It is recommended to make such a hole in stages: first a small diameter is made, then a larger one, with each step you must try on the shaft. If the tightness is broken, then it will be necessary to repeat this process, but with another orange.
Making the bottom
We continue to consider the instructions on how to make a hookah on an orange. The next step is to form the bottom so that the tobacco does not enter the shaft, but at the same time allows air to pass through. Toothpicks are ideal for this purpose, but matches can also be used. The orange is permeated from the inside, thus forming a lattice-like structure.
Packing tobacco
Tobacco is stacked so that it is distributed evenly and fluffy across the bottom of the orange bowl. First, the mixture of tobacco must be squeezed a little on a napkin, remove all large branches, finely chop if it is large. The amount of it will depend on the size of the fruit, while remembering the measure, you need to step back from the edge of the orange 1-2 cm so that the tobacco does not burn while smoking.
Conclusion
We looked at how to make a hookah on an orange, the photo of which is presented in this article. In conclusion, everything is done as in other cases: several layers of foil are applied to the fruit, holes are made in it,where heated coals are placed.
