Betel Nut Chewing Tutorial (Local Term "mama")

The Betel Chew- Tuturuan ko kayo kung paano i-prepare ang mama sa videong ito and panoorin ang aking first time na pag try nito. Let's go!

The nut is the fruit of the areca palm (areca catechu). It is chewed together with a leaf of the betel piper vine (Piper betel) from which the name comes. The nut is cut into segments dabbed with lime (which is ground and burnt sea-shell), mixed with some water or oil and wrapped in a leaf to form a quid, the chewing of which produces blood-red spittle. The practice of betel chewing used to be prevalent throughout the Philippines from the mountains in the north to the Muslim communities in the south. The tribal people of the Cordillera, commonly called Igorots, carry their containers around their waists or in little specially made baskets. Most of the men, especially the older ones, chew betel constantly. The Igorots believe that the chewing of betel staves off hunger and tiredness as they work long hours in their rice fields. (credits to lasieexotique.com/page/LasieExotique-mag_betel.…)

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