Many people are very interested in betel nut. They go to Hainan to eat betel nut, but they don't know what the leaves of betel nut are called or what the white things on the leaves of betel nut are. Then take a good look.
It is generally shell ash burned by shells, and some are lime. With fresh betel nut, it tastes very good and will bring a good taste. A kind of shell powder is ground only because many people like to eat betel nut. The new eating method developed is just a kind of shell powder, commonly known as lime.
Many flavors have been removed from the processed ones. Raw betel nut is quite strong, and most people can't accept it. After processing, it basically belongs to areca nuts, which is different from fresh ones, so there will be no red juice.
Areca nut is native to Malaysia. China is mainly distributed in tropical areas such as Yunnan, Hainan and Taiwan. Widely cultivated in tropical Asia. Areca nut is an important traditional Chinese medicine. Some ethnic minorities in the South also take the fruit as a chewing hobby, but it is a class 1 carcinogen in the list of carcinogens of the international agency for research on cancer of the World Health Organization.
What is the name of the leaves of areca nut in Hainan
It is also called Lou leaf and Lao leaf. It is a kind of leaf that exists only in the tropics. It is usually eaten with betel nut. It is a perennial vine with thick leaves, thick green color, fragrant smell, good shading and ornamental effect, strong disease and insect resistance, simple cultivation technology, suitable for buildings and courtyards. It can be used as greening and ornamental plants in cities and villages.
You can't put betel nut into your mouth directly, but it should be matched with the leaves of a vine plant. It is commonly known as' cotyledon 'in Hainan. The cotyledon is coated with some lime and rolled into a triangle. Finally, I put the lime coated leaves and betel nuts into my mouth to chew. If you chew betel nut directly without lime coated leaves, it will be tasteless.
When people in Hainan chew betel nut, they first cut the betel nut into three or four pieces, which is a bit like an orange, and then peel off the outer skin and pedicle of the betel nut (because the outer skin is not easy to chew, and the pedicle has a bitter taste).