| Allusion is to the custom of chewing betel leaves with catechu on such occasions of which the juice reddens the lips. |
| It is a treat to watch a veteran betel chewer go about the serious business of betel chewing. |
| The concoction which goes by the name of paan comprises betel leaves and a blend of aromatic substances which vary according to the type of paan. |
| Commercially, the betel leaf crop is a labour intensive crop, grown in areas with abundant water. |
| As we admire rows of pineapples, betel leaves and birds-eye chillies, I look up and realise that we are under tall coconut palms laden with nuts. |
| It tastes like betel leaf, I suppose, but it goes down easily, like a glamorous form of baby porridge shipped in from the kitchens of old Ceylon. |
