Hobbit Temple Ball Hash

Hash

Hash (also known as "hashish") is a concentrate made of the plant's resin glands, called trichomes, separated from the plant and gathered or pressed together. Trichomes are tiny, mushroom-shaped glands on the flower where the plant makes and stores cannabinoids and terpenes. The separation is mechanical (dry sifting, ice water, or hand rubbing), so it uses no chemical solvent.

Temple Ball

Hash rolled by hand into a ball and left to cure, a method traditional to Nepal and the Himalayan region. Rolling and pressing the resin with gentle warmth breaks open the trichome heads and merges them into one dense mass. The outside darkens and hardens into a glossy skin as it is exposed to air. That skin seals the inside from air and light, so the ball can age for weeks, months, or longer. The inside stays lighter and softer, and the flavor changes as it cures. Modern temple balls are usually made from bubble hash or dry sift. The term describes a shape and a curing method, not a different kind of resin.

Hybrid

A plant bred from both indica-type and sativa-type parents. Menus use "Hybrid" for effects described as in between or mixed. The label is often narrowed to indica-dominant hybrid, sativa-dominant hybrid, or balanced ("50/50"). Any percentages given are the breeder's estimate from the plant's family tree, not a measured one.

After decades of crossbreeding, nearly all modern commercial strains are hybrids in the genetic sense, regardless of the label they carry. The label says more about how a product is positioned than about the plant. A listed lineage (the cross) is more specific, but a strain name doesn't guarantee chemistry either.

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