Those who have been to the Middle East will confirm that hookah smoking is accepted everywhere and is part of the culture of the countries of this region. The question of how to properly score a hookah, or, as it is called in the East, nargile, and what to do next, does not arise among the locals. Our lovers of fragrant smoke do not always cope with this task. Let's take a closer look at what a hookah is, where it came from and how to fill it properly.
Where and when did the hookah appear?
More than a thousand years ago, on the border with Pakistan, in the northwestern province of India, they began to use a special smoking device - a hookah. It bore little resemblance to modern complex devices, and the base, tube and head for it were made from coconut shells.
Initially, hookahs were used to consume hashish and opium. But as the culture of smoking narghile spread to the territory of Persia, dark varieties of tobacco began to be used more and more.
From Persia, the hookah quickly spread to the countries of East and North Africa, East Asia, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula.
To the Ottoman Empire,this is the name Turkey had, the hookah came in the 17th century.
It was from Turkey that the smoking device began to spread around the world, conquering the countries of the Old World, and then the American continent.
How long has hookah been smoking in Russia?
For the first time, a hookah came to Russia, most likely, during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878 as outlandish souvenirs and trophies. At that time, his smoking was not widespread.
The time of the triumphant return of the hookah to the territory of Russia can be considered the last decades, when this exotic smoking device was brought by tourists returning from holidays in Egypt and Turkey, as a souvenir for smoking friends and relatives. Over the past decade, the culture of drinking hookah has spread quite widely and gained popularity in youth circles.
Various entertainment establishments, clubs, bars, cafes and restaurants have equipped special smoking rooms - hookah halls. Where specialists trained in how to put tobacco into a hookah prepare this smoking device for everyone.
Many of those who have tried hookah buy it for their own personal use. However, in most cases, instead of the expected pleasure, aromatic smoke lovers face a number of problems. First of all, with how to fill a hookah correctly so that you can enjoy smoking.
Before proceeding with the description of the process of its refueling, a quick look at the device of thissmoking appliance.
Hookah device
It consists of four main parts:
1. Smoke flask, or, as it is also called, the base chamber, partially filled with water.
2. Tobacco bowls with a heating element on top.
3. A hookah shaft made of metal hollow tube, the size of which can vary from 20 to 100 cm.
4. A hookah hose that connects to a hole on the top of the flask or to a metal shaft. The part consists of a pipe, the hose itself and the mouthpiece.
Having learned about what this oriental smoking device consists of, let's find out how to assemble and how to properly score a hookah.
Operation of the hookah. Assembling the device
First of all, liquid is poured into the hookah smoke flask: water, wine, milk, juice, etc. An iron element is inserted into the flask. The tube, which is inside the base chamber and exits from the top, must be submerged in water, to a depth of five to seven centimeters. In order for the parts to be tightly connected to each other, a sealant is needed. A hose is attached to the outlet located at the top. If there are no seals, then they can be replaced with wet thin paper or foil. After installing the hose, it is important to check the tightness of the hookah. To do this, close the inlet with a finger, and try to draw in air through the mouthpiece on the hose. If everything is assembled correctly, then the air will be drawn in with difficulty.
To the veryLastly, a bowl for tobacco is installed, which should be hermetically connected to the hookah.
How to score a hookah?
Hookah can be filled with a variety of tobacco varieties: both plain and flavored. But whatever the tobacco, you need to take it a little, about a pinch, since it is necessary to fill a cup of hookah correctly not to the eyeballs, but at the same time, the tobacco mixture should be enough for smoking.
Cover the bowl with tobacco in it tightly with foil or a wire rack. According to hookah lovers, it is preferable to use foil, since the grate does not fit very tightly, and it heats up much more slowly than foil. In the foil with any sharp object, such as a toothpick or the tip of a pencil, you need to make several holes through which hot air from the coal would enter the tobacco.
The next step is to fire up the coal. If you have ordinary coal, then it can be heated on the stove and put it on top of the foil with tongs. Then immediately smoke a hookah.
If you have the so-called self-igniting, s altpeter-soaked coal, then, folding a piece of paper or newspaper into a tube, set fire to it and hold the coal over the flame with tongs. It is important to wait for the coal to burn completely. Failure to do so will result in an extremely bad taste in your mouth when smoking.
To the question of how to score a small hookah, the answer is quite simple: if you do not have a souvenir version with a sealed pipe, then just like anyregular appliance in standard or large size.
