This Polynesian plant root is said to relax the body and calm the mind.
. “You don’t have many places where people can socialize without alcohol and drunk people,” says Vanuatu Kava Industry Association chairman Michael Louze. Kava bars are beginning to fill that gap. But while they offer non-drinkers and sober-curious folks the opportunity to comfortably commune in third places, they may also inadvertently perpetuate stereotypes and misinformation about kava.
Though there’s nothing traditional about the concept of kava bars themselves, Henry feels there are ways for these spaces to show respect for the culture surrounding this ancient plant. Four Shells does so by making kava the centerpiece of the menu and hosting talanoa events — Pacific Island-style conversations marked by mutual respect and reciprocity. Here, folks can stay for a shell or take some to go: “It’s an acceptable, non-traditional way of serving and consuming kava,” Henry says.
Silverman stresses that drinks like Leilo — which are infused with bright, fruity flavors that can mask the polarizing flavor kava is known for — are not meant to replace kava in its natural form. Instead, the drinks act as a gateway into the greater world of kava, a notion supported by many of the nation’s top kava bars who stock the canned concoction. “What kava bars like using us the most for is as a way to get people interested in kava in the first place,” he notes.
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