kretek
256px|right|thumb|A Cycle rickshaw#Indonesia|becak driver in [[Yogyakarta, Indonesia, smoking a kretek]] thumb|right|256px|A pack of Sampoerna A-Mild, a popular Indonesian brand of kretek manufactured by Sampoerna thumb|right|256px|Tobacco leaves sorting in Java. Tobacco was introduced by the Dutch during the colonial period. thumb|right|256px|Kreteks from the 1910s, containing resin, [[nutmeg, cumin, clove, and tobacco wrapped in banana leaves]]
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- History
- Structure and ingredients
- Health effects
- Legal status in the United States
- International sales
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
256px|right|thumb|A Cycle rickshaw#Indonesia|becak driver in [[Yogyakarta, Indonesia, smoking a kretek]] thumb|right|256px|A pack of Sampoerna A-Mild, a popular Indonesian brand of kretek manufactured by Sampoerna thumb|right|256px|Tobacco leaves sorting in Java. Tobacco was introduced by the Dutch during the colonial period. thumb|right|256px|Kreteks from the 1910s, containing resin, [[nutmeg, cumin, clove, and tobacco wrapped in banana leaves]]
Kretek () is a type of Indonesian cigarette made with a blend of tobacco, cloves and other flavors. They are available filtered or unfiltered. The word "kretek" is an onomatopoetic term for the crackling sound of burning cloves.