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Hi, is there any (charas) in the dam at the mo!, i have just read an article on how real charas is made and i want some. part of the process includes burying the stuff in a sheeps tummy for a month. i wonder what it tastes like ? Anyone !


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seen it on lots of menus in recent trips not sure if they were in a sheep stomach
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scully wrote:Hi, is there any (charas) in the dam at the mo!, i have just read an article on how real charas is made and i want some. part of the process includes burying the stuff in a sheeps tummy for a month. i wonder what it tastes like ? Anyone !
I would be interested, as others might be, where did you read this article?
I havent seen any real charas around the dam for several years. Last place I know that had it was D&L. Happy hunting! Let us know if you locate some. Pleeeeze. :wink:
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thanx guys, i have never been lucky enough to try the real charas myself, only (so called) charas. the book that i got this info from is "Howard marks book of dope stories" fucking great book, Enjoy!
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Post by bennybacker »

Barney's have it on thier menu.

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Picasso do Indian Charras @ €10 a gm...a very nice smoke...
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have i been wrong in thinking all these years that charas is simply another word for, quality hand collected (not sieved) resin from the himalayan regions
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could not av put it better myself pauli, u collect the stuff (wash hands first) and i will supply the sheep, i live in wales so no probs :lol: Thanx 4 the info about barneys and picaso guys, i always visit picaso and have never noticed the charas there, will deffo give it a try next visit. cheers
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Pauli Wallnuts wrote:have i been wrong in thinking all these years that charas is simply another word for, quality hand collected (not sieved) resin from the himalayan regions
Not really Pauli, yes it must be hand-rolled resin from a righteous bud grown in the Himalays but its different to other types of blacks and the dope mythology is that it comes from Indian/nepalese plants grown at a cetain altitude, but that may well be bollocks, its very distinct in texture and usually has a less squidgy texture (doesnt need burning usually, less oily than most Indian/nepalese blacks), and is highly regarded and sought after for its remarkably clear and bright hit. You can very much function on it and then all of a sudden feel the stone again, etc. Its usually in pellet form and costs more than most indian/Nep hashes. Its the hash equivalent of the equitorial pure haze strain of indoor, and similarly some people, including me at times, wonder if they are actually stoned. Saddhus (Indian holy men who smoke dope) adore it.
In the Uk its v rare and used to be confined to the travellers circuit, you had to know someone who was coming back from Goa or Kashmir/nepal and was 'subsidising' their return ticket...you just had to try not to think how they got it out :cry: :cry: Once you smoke it and feel/see/crumble/smell it you will be able to spot the difference Happy hunting :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P
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I was always led to believe the word charas literally translates into hand rubbed.
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Boner wrote:I was always led to believe the word charas literally translates into hand rubbed.
It does. And Ive just read my post again and to be perfectly frank Im writing this through a nepalese haze of my own here tonight and Im actually just trying to say it is indeed. You always get little telltale bits of fibre in there, unlike the smooth as silk nepalese the likes of which has done me in of recent :roll: :roll: :roll:
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so, do plants that are grown at high altitude produce more risin, thc, buds etc :?: :roll:
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asked about being stored in a sheeps stomach and just got wierd looks from the bud dealers
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stuart1976 wrote:asked about being stored in a sheeps stomach and just got wierd looks from the bud dealers
afghan farmers store their hash in a goats/sheeps stomach, they have for hundreds of years, but thats not for taste or anything, just a convinient bag, i will scan some text/pics from my hashish bible in a bit
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Post by Boner »

A lot of the top quality morroccan is stored under ground for anything over 12 months to help cure it, I remember reading some travel journals in Weed World and the hash looked like sticky toffee pudding, I'd happily pay €15-20 a gram for it.
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