A trip to Fiji isn't complete without some kava, the country's national drink. Known in Fijian as yaqona, or by its colonial nickname "grog," kava is a muddy, earthy beverage that calms you and ...

Kava is served in shells, some more colorful than others. Once the drinks are poured, everyone raises their shells and cheers with the Fijian word "Bula." This means "to live" and seemed fitting ...

Perhaps you've heard about this ceremony -- after all, it's a central part of Fijian culture. Kava is a drink that looks like ...

Pacific island nations hit hardest by US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs are querying the "unfair" impost, and they ...

“Shells up. Bula,” he says, raising his drink and reciting the Fijian version of “cheers.” He takes a sip. Many people in the Midwest haven’t tried kava: a calming pepper root drink that ...