Cigars Making enterprises

#getgoing2025 There are so many Cigars Making enterprises in Inle Lake, but “Nampan “ is the most popular village for it. ✏️Ingredients ✏️ ✏️Leaf of the sebesten tree (tha’ a’ phe’) The best leaf of the sebesten tree comes from “ Kyauk Ta Lone”. The price of the leaf depends upon the quality of the leaf. The short length leaf are cheaper than the long length leaf. ✏️Tobacco Mixture It is a blend of chopped stalk of tobacco, plant fiber and shag. The best mixture is from “ Myin Gyan“. The price also depends on the quality. ✏️Vinegar The vinegar that are used in the tobacco mixing is made out of a blend of tamarind, rice wine and pineapple juice. They are all ferment inside a big glazed earthen jar for at least 2 years. ✏️Filter-tip The Filter-tip is made from corn husk, newspapers and tapioca glue. Most of the filter-tip comes from “Shwe Nyaung”. ________________________________ 📝How to make it 📝 (1) Separates the Sebesten tree leafs by size. (2) Sprinkle the leaf with water. Without water sprinkling , the color of leaf changes. (3) Sprinkle vinegar into the tobacco mixture. In order to keep a good odor. (4) And then put the tobacco mixture into the leaf and make the top conical shape , Locals call it as “Kyar Phoo”. (5) Put the filter-tip and stick with tapioca glue put together with business label. Cut the length as required. (6) The final step is to put the cigarettes in the oven to roast it. (7) One person can make from 500 to 1000 cigars daily. _________________________________ 📎 The leaf of Sebesten tree cannot be bought easily; 📎The leaf need be preserved and cared for during the rainy season; 📎The cigars well sold during the winter time and festivities. 🗑 The scraps are used to feed the fishes at the lake. 📌 We interviewed “ Ngwe Zin Yaw ” from the Cigars Making Enterprise located at Pauk Par Quarter, Nam Pan Town, Inle . #gotoinle #visitinle #travelinle #myanmartrip #myanmar #inlelake #destinations #tourism #vacation #holiday #cigarsmaking #ngwezinyaw #nampan