Hookah charcoal or smoking charcoal, is vital to the operation of a narghile. The hookah charcoal is the only means that should be used to heat the flavored shisha.
Molasses or treacle is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar. (In some parts of the U.S., “molasses” also refers to sorghum syrup.) The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word melaço, which is in turn the Greek mellas — honey. The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or beet, the amount of sugar extracted, and the method of extraction.
flavor or flavour (is the same), is the sensory impression of a food or other substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell. The “trigeminal senses”, which detect chemical irritants in the mouth and throat, may also occasionally determine flavor. The flavor of the food, as such, can be altered with natural or artificial flavorants, which affect these senses.
Flavor is defined as a substance that gives an other substance flavor, altering the characteristics of the solute, causing it to become sweet, sour, tangy etc…
Of the three chemical senses, smell is the main determinant of a food item’s flavor. While the taste of food is limited to sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami, and other basic tastes, the smells of a food are potentially limitless. A food’s flavor, therefore, can be easily altered by changing its smell while keeping its taste similar. No where is this better exemplified than in artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies, which, while made of bases with a similar taste, have dramatically different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances.
Although the terms “flavoring” or “flavorant” in common language denote the combined chemical sensations of taste and smell, the same terms are usually used in the fragrance and flavors industry to refer to edible chemicals and extracts that alter the flavor of food and food products through the sense of smell. Due to the high cost or unavailability of natural flavor extracts, most commercial flavorants are nature-identical, which means that they are the chemical equivalent of natural flavors but chemically synthesized rather than being extracted from the source materials.

I just bought my first hookah, and the cashier asked if I wanted charcoal, but then she was like oh, well you won’t be needing any. My hookah is plastic and has four hoses and it’s bowl is smaller and plastic, and not as open as the other hookah’s I have seen. I’m not really sure how to use it, so if anyone knows how to please let me know… I’m really confused because the bowl does not look big enougth to put charcoal on it.