Malo Fiji, im Samoan but I mix with Tongans, actually Tongans and Samoans like it strong, dark, thick mix, but it's all Love in the circle, especially the jam session, MANUIA!!....SOIFUA!! 🔥🔥🔥
Went to Fiji for the first time in 87’ with my wife and kids. Had my first experience trying kava on that trip and I can say it wasn’t very pleasant the first time. I love the way Fijians can sit around the kava bowl and sing beautiful music and laugh like there’s no stress or worries in the world. We have since went back and visited your beautiful country over 15 times since 87’. So many fond memories for our kids growing up and making life long friends. BULA, TAKI. 😊
Ehk “Tongans like it light” he aint lying. I had a fijian brew once and daaaaaaang felt like I had the whole tanoa in that bowl. Great video guys. Cheers!
Tongan kava has different properties. It's lighter in taste, but not effect. It's also more heady, Fijan is usually more balanced or relaxing . (Think Indica vs sativa with cannabis)
Bula! I was fortunate enough as an American to participate in a kava celebration just outside of Nadi near the sleeping giant. It was in 1993. I was 15 years old.
Im training someone at work thats Fijian, he said he'll bring me kava. His mom is full native Fijian and his dad is Indian, super friendly and good hearted guy. Seems like a fun culture, beatiful place and people.
This video popped into my UA-cam recommendations for some unexplained reason...not complaining though - I like this interesting glimpse into Fijian culture. (Cheers all the way from Malaysia, fellas.)
I have Fijian family and I'm ashamed to say I've never been to Fiji, and never partaken in a Kava ceremony with them. This video has reminded me how much I want to do both. Vinaka!
Used to start off with 75g then now mixing 250g per mix. Love the affects it gives with the boys to spin some yarns. Half kilos to a kilo a night until morning then work. Fuzzy to be working while still being on kava. Miss those nights.
Almond milk works amazziingg, Vanilla almond milk takes the bitterness away and makes Kava quite a treat without needing any chasers or snacks beside fresh fruit 😍
You guys are real cool dudes ! My next trip is definitely going to be Fiji. Good video with excellent explanation. Thanks 🙏. Now I know a little about Kava. I have had some for about a year just sitting in my cupboard. I think I’m going to try it now. 👍🏼
Really enjoyed the presentation y'all. Was like I was there. Kava Kava is definitely an amazing plant. Thankyou for your time and effort. Hey from USA.
I can honestly say I'm one of the few people that I've met in my lifetime and I attend A Kava bar daily that truly loves and enjoys the taste and flavor of kava
😂😂😂 .. as a Tongan, you guys crack me up! Cheers with love and if any of you drop by Salt Lake City, tag me up and I’ll mixed a bowl up for more good laughs! Ofa atu toko..
Aww Joey and Siti still can’t get over how grown you boys are 😱 well done 👍🏽 with the yaqona tutorial 😉! Loloma to you both and new bub (Joey)...mum and not forgetting beautiful Aunty Mary & the rest of the tribe. ❤️🙏🏽
I'm so glad I found your video. My friend brought me a bag of the kava in your video from his homeland Tahiti and I literally had no idea what to do with it. He tried to explain it to me but we were rushing around and I didn't get a good explanation. I've been afraid to try it so I've added a teaspoon to my almond milk in hopes of helping my pain and anxiety. I would love to participate in a Kava Ceremony though. Thank you for the video.
Hi i know it has been a while since you posted your comment but since nobody said anything i will Just in case you didn’t know, you don’t want to consume the powder/plant material itself. It’s like coffee or tea where you don’t want the whole plant but just what is dissolved.
Drinking Kava for the first time in my life while watching this. What a great feeling! Wish I was there, but I'm grateful to have Kava and see you guys having a good time. Bula!
Vinaka vaka levu for the upload boiss 😆 we Samoans like it strong in our little faleo'o(relaxing hub) here in the islands, gotta get me some kava bags for the weekend hehe cheehooo soifua ma ia manuia..
I absolutely love Kava! Im from Savaii Island in Samoa. I wish my Fijian buddies were here to drink with me. My local boyz here can only drink about 4 to 5 bags max.
With the rise in the number of 'kava mixing gimmicks' (shakers and mixing machines) on the market - most made of plastic; plastic that will eventually end up in landfill or as microbeads in the food chain - its nice to be able to point people toward a simple mixing video. Vinaa sara vei kemuni na bati ni tanoa! Taki sara!!
Um I've never looked up anything kava or Polynesian cultural related in my life. But last night me and the fam were drinking and talking about kava... And today this shows up in my recommendations
From Micronesia. In pohnpei, for the powder mix we boil some chopped okra and do the same process in the mix to give it that slimy texture you would get if it's made from the root.
Nicee I love it Vanuatu Ali'i kava the best I'm fijian/Black originally from Chinatown Hawaii I definitely would love to see more from you guys! BULA!!
Thank you for the video. I am about to try it for the first time today. I am in Western Australia and brought some through FiJi Karva. The one thing I didn't get from your video was how i should drink on my first try.
If you're having it in a group setting the first bowl of Kava you have is generally called the "Bula Bowl" which is where you say "Bula" and greet everyone around you. After the first bowl, it's basically a numb voyage back to the islands LOL
Beautifully shown 👏👏 this way yo 😆 love this made me lmao cuz i saw that toko's cup on the rt side spill and was 💀💀 but knew y'all poly's wouldn't let it slide cuz yall ploy 😂 😆 plus when u @ the kumete, nothing slides makes for best stories 4 the next kava session 😆 🤣
i love all of your energies!! ~ hoping to open a sober bar in my city and use Kava 🙏🏻 really appreciate the traditional knowledge, as well (i’m comment 333 hehe✨) much love
You guys make wonderful company. My best friend got her Kava in today, and she informs me that I have to try it with her. It's there anything I should be worried about, other than being sleepy.
Thank you guys. I was wondering if I was making it right. I get a nice dark color mix. I have been using kava for about 2 years. Well I used it for about 6 months straight then stopped because I couldnt find the time to make it. But I'm back to drinking it and I love kava. I especially love mixing it with kratom. Best combo ever.
i haven’t ever had a proper kava ceremony, because i definitely don’t want to disrespect islander culture, but i use kava tincture mixed with juice after i get home from work instead of alcohol, and with my friends :)
Hi had kava with some fijians and they taught me and my mates all that you showed, we were already drunk at the time but I kidd you not that kava made my tongue numb and I was on the laughs for a good few hours non stop😂😂
Been drinking it regularly for 20+ years, still tastes like a dead cat mixed with a burnt rug but man i love it. Great video guys, you were lucky i wasnt there ;)
I got some but i heard it can cuase liver damage is this true i got the kava root powder from fijji so it should be exactly like in this video how do you do it as obvi its not harming you and is there a danger too taking it for fun the odd night with friends as in can you take too much?
Ouuuua !!! Nice maaa Fijian brothers !! Like us from neighbouring Tonga , we find any excuse to drink kava !!lol . Is it true that our kava taste different from each other ? The Tongan , Samoan and Fijian kava ??
Sinat T slightly different but others are more potent from the other and each person reacts to it as well. Example others may take first, second cup to kick in others more than three. Manuia🤙🏽
Yeah fijian kava like waka is a bit stronger but taste more harsh than tongan kava. Tongan kava is the best tasting if u ask me lol but as long as u get that irie feeling it's all good malo fisi
Bula! I enjoyed your video very much and have used it to share with friends what I have experienced while traveling in beautiful Fiji. I would like to know if you could please share what is said in Fijian to open and close the Kava Drinking Session and what it means? Vinaka vakalevu
He said "Tarai saka tiko na yaqona vakaturaga" when he was supposed to say "darama saka tu na yaqona vakaturaga" which is somewhere along the lines of "The kava is ready/prepared."
I had a cup of kava, while I was watching a bunch of these old Tongans elders mix it. Me and my cousin were 8 at the time and it tasted like dirt, I drank the whole thing because I didn’t want to look like a chump. It was very light though and I enjoyed it a bit
Hi, I am eager to learn the casual grog session protocols. 1. So what do you say when the grog is mixed and ready to be serve? 2. Do you join your hands and circle the tanoa clockwise or anticlockwise? 3. How many times do you clap before drinking the grog? 4. How many times do you clap after drinking the grog? 5. What do you say in when the grog session is over?
Malo Fiji, im Samoan but I mix with Tongans, actually Tongans and Samoans like it strong, dark, thick mix, but it's all Love in the circle, especially the jam session, MANUIA!!....SOIFUA!! 🔥🔥🔥
Went to Fiji for the first time in 87’ with my wife and kids. Had my first experience trying kava on that trip and I can say it wasn’t very pleasant the first time. I love the way Fijians can sit around the kava bowl and sing beautiful music and laugh like there’s no stress or worries in the world. We have since went back and visited your beautiful country over 15 times since 87’. So many fond memories for our kids growing up and making life long friends. BULA, TAKI. 😊
I guess it's your second home then👍🏝🌈
How is your kava experience since then
🤣 How many bowls did you have?! I’m assuming you 🤢🤮 LOL!
ni sa bula vinaka!
What do you mean "it wasn't pleasant"? Details, please!
Ehk “Tongans like it light” he aint lying. I had a fijian brew once and daaaaaaang felt like I had the whole tanoa in that bowl.
Great video guys. Cheers!
That's not true Tonga's like there kava strong..
I'm sure I read that Fijians drink weak kava, so they can keep drinking it all day. This is so confusing. I want actual surveys done now.
Tongan kava has different properties. It's lighter in taste, but not effect. It's also more heady, Fijan is usually more balanced or relaxing . (Think Indica vs sativa with cannabis)
He meant lights out....😂😂
I’m in south Florida and Kava is becoming pretty popular down here. I love Kava bars so much 🥰
Bula! I was fortunate enough as an American to participate in a kava celebration just outside of Nadi near the sleeping giant. It was in 1993. I was 15 years old.
That sounds incredible!
Man That was a long time ago.....fijis a lot more different now
What is the sleeping giant??
@@z.s.n. He's referring to a popular tourist area in Fiji known as the Garden of the Sleeping Giant that's near the nadi area
Im training someone at work thats Fijian, he said he'll bring me kava. His mom is full native Fijian and his dad is Indian, super friendly and good hearted guy. Seems like a fun culture, beatiful place and people.
I grew up around Alot Of Fijian families man I just love the Vibe man I remember my First Kava.
This video popped into my UA-cam recommendations for some unexplained reason...not complaining though - I like this interesting glimpse into Fijian culture. (Cheers all the way from Malaysia, fellas.)
I have Fijian family and I'm ashamed to say I've never been to Fiji, and never partaken in a Kava ceremony with them. This video has reminded me how much I want to do both. Vinaka!
U do it broisk u only live once I think it's just so interesting to learn about other cultures and it's amazing I wish I could go to.
just make it yourself bro you can buy it online
Polys are awesome.... even the tradition is amazing.
Toko, uso, tagane
In Tonga it is Toko, in Samoa it is Uso, in Fiji it is Taci.... ✌😃
Fijians are Melanesian and not Polys Taciqu
Used to start off with 75g then now mixing 250g per mix. Love the affects it gives with the boys to spin some yarns. Half kilos to a kilo a night until morning then work. Fuzzy to be working while still being on kava. Miss those nights.
That seems like a rich person would do...
where do you buy it from? got a good website?
@@ballinblaza my question too! Would be cool to make from scratch one day as well.
My mum is Fiji and dad Punjabi and I love to embrace both my family traditions don’t be shy this is the homeland
Awesome!!!
Thank you guys! I am using Kava to help with anxiety as well as to help me cut back on caffeine. Great video!
Never thought I'd see you here
Does it help? Am looking for help with anxiety.
@@patriciam4123 It sure does, any islander would tell you how it helps relax the mind and calms the stress after a long day or rough week.
@@patriciam4123 Did you try it? I wouldn’t drink as much as they did. 🤣 How was it?
absolute love to all you islanders out in the pacific, big respect to you and your traditions
We like pizza too
@@monib3605 and burgers
@@DaughterOfFiji and kfc
Almond milk works amazziingg, Vanilla almond milk takes the bitterness away and makes Kava quite a treat without needing any chasers or snacks beside fresh fruit 😍
@Micah Samuels that sounds utterly disgusting. You would need an entire 2L bottle of it to take away the flavour at the very least.
@Micah Samuels that's the worst thing I've ever heard, that's some 4chan shit right there
@@professorracc.9780 😄
A'e se sele
Imma try it out. Ive been looking for a good chaser, if it sucks, Im coming after you with my sele kava
Nice people with some great vibes and a good time, what's better then being with friends enjoying some kava
You guys are real cool dudes ! My next trip is definitely going to be Fiji. Good video with excellent explanation. Thanks 🙏. Now I know a little about Kava. I have had some for about a year just sitting in my cupboard. I think I’m going to try it now. 👍🏼
Hahaha cool, wish I was there. Dude in the red is like let's drink already.
Really enjoyed the presentation y'all.
Was like I was there.
Kava Kava is definitely an amazing plant.
Thankyou for your time and effort.
Hey from USA.
I can honestly say I'm one of the few people that I've met in my lifetime and I attend A Kava bar daily that truly loves and enjoys the taste and flavor of kava
😂😂😂 .. as a Tongan, you guys crack me up! Cheers with love and if any of you drop by Salt Lake City, tag me up and I’ll mixed a bowl up for more good laughs! Ofa atu toko..
🇹🇴🇫🇯💓💯🤜🤛
I went to Kai Po kava lounge in salt lake city and had a great time! They treated me like family!
thank you just tried kava for the first time today and am looking forward to brewing up my own batch. this stuff is amazing.
Aww Joey and Siti still can’t get over how grown you boys are 😱 well done 👍🏽 with the yaqona tutorial 😉! Loloma to you both and new bub (Joey)...mum and not forgetting beautiful Aunty Mary & the rest of the tribe. ❤️🙏🏽
I'm so glad I found your video. My friend brought me a bag of the kava in your video from his homeland Tahiti and I literally had no idea what to do with it. He tried to explain it to me but we were rushing around and I didn't get a good explanation. I've been afraid to try it so I've added a teaspoon to my almond milk in hopes of helping my pain and anxiety. I would love to participate in a Kava Ceremony though. Thank you for the video.
Hi i know it has been a while since you posted your comment but since nobody said anything i will
Just in case you didn’t know, you don’t want to consume the powder/plant material itself. It’s like coffee or tea where you don’t want the whole plant but just what is dissolved.
Drinking Kava for the first time in my life while watching this. What a great feeling! Wish I was there, but I'm grateful to have Kava and see you guys having a good time. Bula!
Vinaka vaka levu for the upload boiss 😆 we Samoans like it strong in our little faleo'o(relaxing hub) here in the islands, gotta get me some kava bags for the weekend hehe cheehooo soifua ma ia manuia..
Reverence to elders like this is sorely missed from modernised societies.
Fantastic! I love the way you presented your culture with great value and honour
I absolutely love Kava! Im from Savaii Island in Samoa. I wish my Fijian buddies were here to drink with me. My local boyz here can only drink about 4 to 5 bags max.
Jesus Christ !! Like sandwich bags? Or duffle bags?? 🤣 🤣
We do have a tendency to drink about 10-30 bags to a full kilo depending on our numbers 😂😂😂
you guys are so funny! i loved watching this.
Always such a great sense of humour !!!
With the rise in the number of 'kava mixing gimmicks' (shakers and mixing machines) on the market - most made of plastic; plastic that will eventually end up in landfill or as microbeads in the food chain - its nice to be able to point people toward a simple mixing video. Vinaa sara vei kemuni na bati ni tanoa! Taki sara!!
Um I've never looked up anything kava or Polynesian cultural related in my life. But last night me and the fam were drinking and talking about kava... And today this shows up in my recommendations
Thank you for sharing the cultural aspects of preparing and sharing kava. Much respect. Bula!
Thank you for the introductions related cava sermonies of Fiji cultures! Merci Beaucoup!🌴🌻🌷
Really enjoyed watching! Hopefully use can put more content up, i had a smile and a half on me, youve got yourself a new sub
This was wonderful, lol
Informative too
I’ve been looking into Kava cuz I bought some noble drops. This video is easily my favourite, thanks!
You guys have such beautiful energy. Thanks for making this fun. Xo
Great vid guys, is there anywhere in Australia you can get Kava?
Mahalo from Hawaiʻi!!
Great video! There's a lot of videos about making kava, but this is the only one I ran into that includes the cultural stuff. Very interesting!
What a great bunch of guys. Bula!
Y’all are so chill lol. Thanks for the vid
From Micronesia. In pohnpei, for the powder mix we boil some chopped okra and do the same process in the mix to give it that slimy texture you would get if it's made from the root.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Great video! I am always trying to be an ambassador of kava to the USA
I think it taste like cinnamon flavored tree bark lol. I do love to drink this for anxiety, it totally mellows me out
Uhhh no.
Cinnamon flavored dirt bwhahahahaha
It does
That's what it's for, to help you "settle down" and unwind.
enjoyed your sharing the Kava Ceremony and humor.Thank you
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing! ALOHA 🙏💜🤙
Nicee I love it Vanuatu Ali'i kava the best I'm fijian/Black originally from Chinatown Hawaii I definitely would love to see more from you guys! BULA!!
Awesome delivery guys, am making some as I am watching this, to learn from the experts! Bula!
This brings me back to going to fiji and having kava for the first time
Good Job Guys! Excellent demonstration ✌
Three dudes sittin’ around, havin’ a good time!
Bula! Just watching your video while drinking some Stone kava. Fun video. 👍
Thank you for your local insight!
Thank you for the video. I am about to try it for the first time today. I am in Western Australia and brought some through FiJi Karva. The one thing I didn't get from your video was how i should drink on my first try.
If you're having it in a group setting the first bowl of Kava you have is generally called the "Bula Bowl" which is where you say "Bula" and greet everyone around you. After the first bowl, it's basically a numb voyage back to the islands LOL
Beautifully shown 👏👏 this way yo 😆 love this made me lmao cuz i saw that toko's cup on the rt side spill and was 💀💀 but knew y'all poly's wouldn't let it slide cuz yall ploy 😂 😆 plus when u @ the kumete, nothing slides makes for best stories 4 the next kava session 😆 🤣
I tasted this kava when I was 18 yrs old with my Fiji bro leaving in Queensland (Ayr) it was nice to drink Fiji drinks
i love all of your energies!! ~ hoping to open a sober bar in my city and use Kava 🙏🏻 really appreciate the traditional knowledge, as well (i’m comment 333 hehe✨) much love
I’m about to have my first Kava experience tomorrow! I’ve been invited to an important ceremony!
You guys make wonderful company. My best friend got her Kava in today, and she informs me that I have to try it with her. It's there anything I should be worried about, other than being sleepy.
how did it go?
Great video. I’m trying Kava for the first time while watching this video and I can say it works well. I think it can be compared to Xanax
I was honored to have kava with a Fijian family a few times. I would love to have it again.
Hella cool to see how fiji does kava
Very informative video
I’m hawaiian. Love the content. 🤙🏽
Mahalo from Cali , I’m half samoan 🤙🏾
excellent! thank you for that, most enjoyable and i look forward to my first Kava experience soon...
Realy like how it's explained step by step cool vid
Cool, real stuff. I like it.
I love my Fijian traditional drinks...
this is an really good learning experience for me, cause, I have never been oversea at all
has never been out of new Zealand before
Thank you guys. I was wondering if I was making it right. I get a nice dark color mix. I have been using kava for about 2 years. Well I used it for about 6 months straight then stopped because I couldnt find the time to make it. But I'm back to drinking it and I love kava. I especially love mixing it with kratom. Best combo ever.
i haven’t ever had a proper kava ceremony, because i definitely don’t want to disrespect islander culture, but i use kava tincture mixed with juice after i get home from work instead of alcohol, and with my friends :)
Nice video guys and also I just wanted to say I’m Tongan and I drink kava with my dad and uncle
Hi had kava with some fijians and they taught me and my mates all that you showed, we were already drunk at the time but I kidd you not that kava made my tongue numb and I was on the laughs for a good few hours non stop😂😂
Love your videos guys
Great video guys. Love the content and your energy.
You guys are great 👍 Thank you
Melanesian Fijians are cool people fr 💯💪
TAKI MAI,
ni sa BULA VINAKA
PACIFIC ISLAND SHINE - Keep up the great work from Australia. - my parents are from Fiji
The guy in the red 😅 such good spirit. All of you 😊
Thanks for this video, it's very informative!
Thank you for sharing !!! Fantastic.
Thank You
Hopefully first ceremony next week
Can someone link a place to buy live plant or powder? Also is there measurements for water to powder ratio?
that was beautiful
Great Fijian ambassadors.
Been drinking it regularly for 20+ years, still tastes like a dead cat mixed with a burnt rug but man i love it. Great video guys, you were lucky i wasnt there ;)
I got some but i heard it can cuase liver damage is this true i got the kava root powder from fijji so it should be exactly like in this video how do you do it as obvi its not harming you and is there a danger too taking it for fun the odd night with friends as in can you take too much?
@@nathan-vc8ci Only if you take too much like everyday the whole year, moderate amounts is fine
It’s worth messing your organs up as long as your mental health is right
Thank you for the video.
Looked like 100% Fiji Kava you use. Is that the brand. Can order?
Ouuuua !!! Nice maaa Fijian brothers !! Like us from neighbouring Tonga , we find any excuse to drink kava !!lol . Is it true that our kava taste different from each other ? The Tongan , Samoan and Fijian kava ??
Sinat T slightly different but others are more potent from the other and each person reacts to it as well. Example others may take first, second cup to kick in others more than three. Manuia🤙🏽
Yes toko
Yeah fijian kava like waka is a bit stronger but taste more harsh than tongan kava. Tongan kava is the best tasting if u ask me lol but as long as u get that irie feeling it's all good malo fisi
Yep! Similar concept with other root crops like Taro, Cassava, Kumala and Yams. Different soils produce a different taste/feeling/colour.
Yes some people in Fiji. my dad also likes tongan kava
Great video, brothers! ❤🐨✌
Educational. Thanks for this.
Can anyone recommend a decent quality and affordable kava powder, available in europe?
That was really good.
Spot on with the explanations 👌
Vinaka valevu. Matata nai vamacala. Kalou ca wale ga ni dua sova yaqona jiko vei kemudou 😂😂
Woe topoi😂
That was a cool guide
Kava has changed my life..bula!
Bula! I enjoyed your video very much and have used it to share with friends what I have experienced while traveling in beautiful Fiji.
I would like to know if you could please share what is said in Fijian to open and close the Kava Drinking Session and what it means?
Vinaka vakalevu
He said "Tarai saka tiko na yaqona vakaturaga" when he was supposed to say "darama saka tu na yaqona vakaturaga" which is somewhere along the lines of "The kava is ready/prepared."
I had a cup of kava, while I was watching a bunch of these old Tongans elders mix it. Me and my cousin were 8 at the time and it tasted like dirt, I drank the whole thing because I didn’t want to look like a chump. It was very light though and I enjoyed it a bit
Hi, I am eager to learn the casual grog session protocols.
1. So what do you say when the grog is mixed and ready to be serve?
2. Do you join your hands and circle the tanoa clockwise or anticlockwise?
3. How many times do you clap before drinking the grog?
4. How many times do you clap after drinking the grog?
5. What do you say in when the grog session is over?
lol did you not just watch the video?!