Drinking kava is a social pastime, although it also serves a role in traditional customs related to tribal society. Having made several trips to Fiji, I have always enjoyed experiencing kava ...

Kava, the drink of Fijians, is made with the root of a kava plant. The root is either pounded into a powder and mixed with cold water, or shredded and washed through water.

I never intended to do a strip tease in front of the Fijian village chief. Honest! I fully intended to keep my knees and shoulders covered and my head and feet bare, as prescribed, while inside ...

Fiji, an archipelago of breathtaking beauty shimmering in the South Pacific, lies approximately 1,300 miles from Australia’s coast.

The Fijian way of life. Key among communal events in Fiji is the kava ceremony. Kava is a mildly narcotic root plant native to Fiji, which is ground into powder and mixed with water, then drunk ...

Fiji’s national drink, kava is made from the pulverized root of a member of the pepper family. After the chief gives us permission to visit the village, we’ll attend church.

The Fijian way of life Key among communal events in Fiji is the kava ceremony. Kava is a mildly narcotic root plant native to Fiji, which is ground into powder and mixed with water, then drunk out ...