A smokeless tobacco-containing product that is designed for oral use, in which boiled tobacco leaves (minus stalks, stems and veins) are soaked in water, then flavoured with powdered spices (e.g., saffron, cardamom, aniseed) and additives such as musk and then prepared into a thick paste that may also be formed into granules or pellets.
Kiwam is commercially manufactured, and it may be chewed alone or inserted into a betel quid.