kretek


A cigarette made of tobacco leaves, cloves, and spices prepared from the dried flowers of a tropical tree, Eugenia aromatica; CCs are produced in Indonesia, where they are the preferred (smoked by 90% of smokers) smoking product; 30–40% is shredded clove buds, while the rest is tobacco

kretek

[A city in Indonesia] A cigarette consisting of tobacco mixed with clove, originally smoked in Indonesia. Like other flavored cigarettes (e.g. bidis), kretek is popular in Western nations among adolescent smokers.