Tobacco Product | Depiction | Description |
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Bidis | Bidi consists of a small amount of tobacco hand wrapped in dried tendu leaf and tied with string. | |
Cigars | Cigars are made of air cured and fermented tobaccos with a tobacco leaf wrapper and come in many shape and sizes | |
Hookah/ Water Pipes | The Hookah also known as Water Pipes, Shisha or Hubble Bubble is a single or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavoured tobacco in which the tobacco smoke is passed through water before inhalation. | |
Chuttas | Chuttas are coarsely prepared cheroots. They are usually the products of cottage and small-scale industries, or are made at home. In Chutta and Dhumti smoking the ignited end of it is placed inside the mouth. | |
Dhumti | Dhumti is a kind of a conical cigar made by rolling tobacco leaf in the leaf of another plant. Generally dhumti are prepared by the smokers themselves. | |
Chillum | The chillum is a straight, conical pipe made of clay, 10-14 cm long, held vertically. | |
Pipes | Pipe smoking is the practice of tasting the smoke produced by burning tobacco, in a pipe. | |
Cheroots | A cheroot is a roll made from tobacco leaves. | |
Betel Quid with Tobacco | The term “betel quid” for most people is synonymous with “pan”. The term “quid” denotes a substance or a mixture of substances made from areca nut and it may contain a variety of ingredients, including betel leaf and tobacco. | |
Khaini | Khaini is essentially raw tobacco mixed with exclusive fragrances & spices for achieving desired flavors. | |
Gutkha | Guṭkha is a preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin wax, slaked lime and sweet or savory flavorings. | |
Paan Masala | Pan Masala is a mixture of betel leaf with lime, areca nut, clove, cardamom, mint, tobacco, essence and other ingredients. Normally consumed in combination with tobacco. | |
Mishri | Masheri, also called mishri, is made at home by roasting tobacco flakes on a hot metal plate until it turns brown or black. It is applied to gums and teeth and retained in the mouth for variable time period. | |
Mawa | This is a combination of areca nut pieces, scented tobacco, and slaked lime that is mixed on the spot and chewed as a quid. | |
Gul | Gul is an oral tobacco powder which is rubbed over the gum and teeth. | |
Bajjar | Bajjar (dry snuff) is another tobacco product used mainly by women for cleaning teeth and gums. | |
Gudakhu | Gudakhu’ is a paste-like tobacco preparation used widely in Orissa and neighbouring states of India. During use it is rubbed over the teeth and gum with a finger tip. Besides tobacco, it contains molasses, lime, red soil and water. | |
Snuff | Snuff is a smokeless tobacco made from ground or pulverized tobacco leaves. It is “snuffed” into the nasal cavity, delivering a swift hit of nicotine and a lasting flavoured scent. |