A smokeless tobacco-containing product that is designed for oral use, in which fire- or air-cured tobacco leaves are mixed with tree fungus ash or other ash derived from burning driftwood, alder bush or willow bush to form a thick chewable product.
Iq’mik is prepared by the individual user or a family or community member to share; it is chewed and users may pre-chew the iq’mik and place it in a small box for later use.