Betel Synonyms

Among the chief productions of the plains are rice (the staple export of the country); pepper (chiefly from Chantabun); sirih, sago, sugar-cane, coco-nut and betel, Palmyra or sugar and attap palms; many forms of banana and other fruit, such as durian, orange-pommelo, guava, bread-fruit, mango, jack fruit, pine-apple, custard-apple and mangosteen.

Everybody chews betel.

Areca catechu L. This species is cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds, areca catechu L. This species is cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds, areca or betel nuts.

Mouth cancer is much more common in parts of the world where people chew betel quid.

After the meal, diners nibble on Paan, a blend of cardamom, aniseed, sugar and grated coconut that has been wrapped in a lime basted betel pepper leaf.