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Another very popular
question has to do with how to use Kava, and we, I am
pleased to say, are happy to answer this question. There
are numerous ways to use it, to enjoy it, and to ingest
it. Personally, we love it best in drinks, pressed from
freshly harvested root, but not everyone can have this
luxury. The next best thing is fresh shredded or
powdered root, available from our farm, direct to you.
On our website, we have a page just for
RECIPES, and we also have
a very informative page that answers most of the
questions we have ever received about the different kava
products we offer and how to use kava in general. Have a
look there, and if neither of those places answer your
question, you can always pose a new question on our "Ask
Makaira" section of our
KAVA BLOG, which is updated quite often.
In short, though, the best way to use kava is a simple
water-based extraction, with a little added fat to help
out. The fat can come from coconut milk (our favorite),
from whole milk, or even soy milk. And your extraction
doesn’t have to be water either; it can be a juice such
as pineapple or papaya or whatever you like the best.
Traditional teas don’t work with kava because heat
destroys kava; the main reason why it must be enjoyed
cold after using an extraction with cold water, juice,
and/or milk. Powders work just fine, but make sure that
any instant drink mixes use extracted kava and not just
plain root; any kind of drink mix with plain root is
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