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Cava (Catalan:, pl. caves; Spanish:, pl. cavas) is a sparkling wine of denominación de origen (DO) status from Spain. It may be white ( blanco ) or rosé ( rosado ). The Macabeo , Parellada and Xarel·lo are the most popular and traditional grape varieties for producing cava. [ 1 ]
Kava or kava kava (Piper methysticum: Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Greek 'intoxicating') is a plant in the pepper family, native to the Pacific Islands. [1] The name kava is from Tongan and Marquesan, meaning 'bitter.’ [1] Other names for kava include ʻawa (), [2] ʻava (), yaqona or yagona (), [3] sakau (), [4] seka (), [5] and malok or malogu (parts of Vanuatu). [6]
Tonga: Kava is a very important drink in Tonga, and some would also argue that it is their unofficial national drink. In Tonga, kava is like alcohol and drunk nightly at kalapu (Tongan for "club"), which is also called a faikava ("to do kava"). Only men are allowed to drink kava, although women who serve it may be present.
The drink made from the roots of awa, a canoe plant named Piper methysticum, is used during ceremonies but also consumed socially. It has sedative properties that help induce relaxation and sleep ...
The Kava Ceremony, Tongan Islands, Southwestern Polynesia diorama at the Milwaukee Public Museum. In Tonga, kava may be drunk nightly at kalapu (Tongan for "club"), which is also called a faikava ("to do kava"). In contemporary culture only men drink the kava, although women who serve it may be present.
Brett Schulman knows crazy—and he’s not talking about the feta.. The 52-year-old CEO and co-founder has watched Cava, the cult-classic Mediterranean fast-casual spot, skyrocket.
Like Champagne, Cava gets its name from a geographical locale. "Cava is a place in Spain's Catalonia, mostly in the Penedès, just 30 minutes west of Barcelona," Macnaughton says.
A semi-seco (semi-dry) rosado Cava. Cava is a Spanish sparkling wine made in the traditional method of the French sparkling wine Champagne. The definition of Cava is Vino Espumoso de Calidad Producido en una Región Determinada (VECPRD). It originated in the Catalonia region at the Codorníu Winery in the late 19th century.