How to use betel nut?

Break the betel nut by opening the shell and cracking it with your teeth. ake the meaty center out of the shell and start chewing it. Do not swallow the fibrous residue of the nut as it is said to cause stomach aches. Chew the betel nut for 2-5 minutes or until it forms a wad in your mouth. Slightly moisten the mustard seed with your mouth and dip it into the jar/bag of lime powder. Move the betel nut wad to the side of your mouth and then bite off the piece of mustard seed that has the lime powder on it. as you chew, spit out the fibrous residue of the nut as needed. Keep chewing until there is no more betel nut left.

People chew the betel nuts simply for the taste. You can buy a variety of flavored betel nuts from online vendors and they are generally quite inexpensive. Betel nuts can also be brewed like coffee, rolled into cigarettes, or mixed with acacia gum, lime, and a dash of nutmeg as a sweet as is done in Malaysia. The leaf is also used as a paper for rolling tobacco and herbs.