Comments on: Vanuatu so far http://infotrope.net/blog/2007/10/15/vanuatu-so-far/ Kirrily Robert's blog Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:01:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Trixtah http://infotrope.net/blog/2007/10/15/vanuatu-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Trixtah Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:45:27 +0000 http://infotrope.net/blog/2007/10/15/vanuatu-so-far/#comment-833 Piper methysticum. And yeah, raw kava is really an acquired taste. Well, enjoying the buzz is an acquired taste. I normally need about three or four cups to feel it. The nice thing is that if you keep on at a steady rate, you get into a nice mellow zone, and there's no hangover. Good for people like me who start puking after four glasses of wine. Kava goes well in hot chocolate (preferably made with real chocolate), because the chocolate hides most of the bitterness, but I imagine the climate there wouldn't quite be the thing. You can bring in up to 2kg of kava in your personal luggage if you develop a taste for it - it's not permitted to import into Oz for commercial gain. I brought my last stash back from NZ (only 300g). Piper methysticum. And yeah, raw kava is really an acquired taste. Well, enjoying the buzz is an acquired taste. I normally need about three or four cups to feel it. The nice thing is that if you keep on at a steady rate, you get into a nice mellow zone, and there’s no hangover. Good for people like me who start puking after four glasses of wine.

Kava goes well in hot chocolate (preferably made with real chocolate), because the chocolate hides most of the bitterness, but I imagine the climate there wouldn’t quite be the thing. You can bring in up to 2kg of kava in your personal luggage if you develop a taste for it – it’s not permitted to import into Oz for commercial gain. I brought my last stash back from NZ (only 300g).

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