At present, the main producing areas in China are Hainan, Taiwan Province, Yunnan and Hunan. Among them, Hainan has the most areca nut, which belongs to one of Hainan's specialties, so the best areca nut producing area should be Hainan.

In addition, the betel nuts in Yunnan and Taiwan Province provinces are also very good. The common varieties of betel nut are smoked betel nut, green betel nut, black betel nut and blank betel nut, among which smoked betel nut is the best.

shopping tips

Fresh betel nut:

1, depending on the color and shape: the appearance of good fresh betel nut should be uniform, and light green is better.

2. The best fruit is slender and full of flesh.

Areca nut dried fruit products:

1, mostly prepackaged products. First, check whether the betel nut packaging is tight and airtight, and whether the shelf life, production date, production license number, manufacturer and distributor information, implementation standards, specifications, net content and other information are clearly marked. Second, check whether there are traces of secondary packaging.

2, betel nut has its unique fragrance, the south is easy to get wet, betel nut is easy to get wet and moldy, smell it, don't buy it when it smells wet.

3. The peel of betel nut is dark.