YaqonaFijian Kava Drink
Yaqona is Fiji’s kava drink, prepared from food-grade kava root and water. Kava can interact with medicines and has been linked rarely to serious liver injury; avoid it during pregnancy or breastfeeding, with liver disease, and with alcohol or sedating drugs.
Prep
10m
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Serves
4
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Ingredients
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- 60gKava Root Powder (food-grade noble variety)
- 1.2lWater
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Method
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- 01
Place the kava root powder in a clean straining bag set over a bowl and pour in the water.
- 02
Knead and squeeze the bag in the water until the liquid is cloudy and earthy in color.
- 03
Lift out the bag and let excess liquid drain back into the bowl; do not add the sediment.
- 04
Serve immediately in modest portions. Do not combine with alcohol or sedating medicines.
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