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Introducing Feo - Solomon Islands Kava That Packs a Punch

Introducing Feo - Solomon Islands Kava That Packs a Punch

Kava plays such an important role in so many different cultures around the world. By drinking kava, you can experience some small part of those cultures in places far removed from where the kava originated. Yet despite whatever the distance, the effort, care, and craft that goes into cultivating kava remains. This provides kava enthusiasts with the opportunity to gain new appreciation and respect for those cultures that take such enormous pride in creating some of the world’s greatest kavas with each drink. At Bula Kava House, we love having the opportunity to present new and exciting kavas to our...

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Kava Essentials: 2 Kava Recipes to Make at Home You're Certain to Enjoy

Kava Essentials: 2 Kava Recipes to Make at Home You're Certain to Enjoy

As most kava enthusiasts can attest, overcoming kava’s taste represents one of the biggest challenges facing first time drinkers. For all of the wonderful benefits drinking kava can provide, noble varieties often have a pungent flavor that can provide quite the punch to the unprepared palette. Many first time visitors to our Portland kava bar have a hard time accepting the taste of pure kava, which makes them less likely to try kava again in the future. Fortunately, many experienced kava connoisseurs have tips and tricks for making their own favorite varieties of kava a little more palatable. Most use...

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John Frum Day

John Frum Day

Nestled at the foot of the sacred mountain Yasur, on the island of Tanna, sits the village of Lamakara where a very American celebration takes place on February 15. Here men will dress in uniforms that resemble those worn by U.S. soldiers during the Second World War as they march through the streets toting sticks of bamboo that have been shaped to resemble rifles. Men, women, and children cheer and clap wildly as the de facto sergeant at arms proudly raises Old Glory to fly high above the tin-roofed cane huts that make up this tiny village.  They gather together...

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Introducing Temo - Kava from the Solomon Islands

Introducing Temo - Kava from the Solomon Islands

At Bula Kava House, we always strive to bring our loyal customers some of the most unique and exciting kavas from around the world. We couldn’t be more excited to announce the debut of Temo – the very first Solomon Islands’ kava we’ve introduced to our kava menu. Commonly referred to as “purple” kava in the Solomon Islands due to the color of its stems, Temo offers an incredibly clean and peppery flavor that’s quintessential to many types of Vanuatu kava. However, the flavor profile of Temo is far less bitter on the palate, making it much easier to drink...

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