betel-nut

His broken-fanged teeth were stained black by betel-nut, the juice of which he spat upon the ground.

Chapter 2 2010

Suspended from the belt was his bamboo betel-nut and lime box.

THE JOKERS OF NEW GIBBON 2010

But one blue room stops me in my tracks: It holds dozens of betel-nut cutters and walnut crackers -- shaped like peacocks, horses, elephants, lions and entwined lovers.

An Old City's New Approach Margot Cohen 2010

Once properly prepared, the duck is delicately tied up inside betel-nut bark, kind of like a Mexican tamale although a tamale's corn husk wrapping is softer than bark.

Bali's Bebek Betutu 2010

The whitest of well-kept teeth, gleaming regularly under a little black waxed mustache betrayed no trace of betel-nut or other nastiness, and neither his fine features nor his eyes suggested vice of the sort that often undermines the character of Rajput youth.

In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

But one blue room stops me in my tracks: It holds dozens of betel-nut cutters and walnut crackers -- shaped like peacocks, horses, elephants, lions and entwined lovers.

An old city's new ap Margot Cohen 2010

In the shops along this stretch, also known as Antique Street, you'll find everything old -- or made to look that way -- including Vietnamese water puppets, brass filigree betel nut sets (to hold your betel-nut chewing equipment: they have compartments for betel nut and powdered lime), carved wooden Buddhas, and the occasional hill-tribe textile.

Ho Chi Minh City 2009

Working-class types here swear by the stuff, and you can tell a betel-nut fan by the telltale red stains around the mouth.

Taipei 2009

Check out the betel-nut stand near the corner, and try some if you dare.

Taipei 2009

You'll have a long time waiting if you expect your betel-nut chewing compatriots to rail against their subaltern status and overthrow the Gramscian hegemony of Chinese identity.

Chunghwamintzu Rulz: thanks for making my point Michael Turton 2009