Betel nuts are eaten after having been processed commercially. Unripe or ripe nuts are shelled, boiled and sun-dried, then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled ...

The chewing of betel nut, the seed of the Areca palm ... "With the money I make I can sustain myself and can buy things like soap and salt, the small things I need in life." ...