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Problem description:

I saw my classmates eat it again, so I asked for one to chew in my mouth. It was quite delicious, but after eating it, I felt that something stuck in my throat was very uncomfortable.

Is there a little thing in it that looks like raisins?

Some people say that betel nut contains arecolin or something, as if you can't swallow it at the first bite and you have to vomit it.

How should you eat betel nut?

Analysis:

There are many ways to chew betel nut, and people in different places have different ways to chew betel nut. People in Hainan chew betel nuts in the same way as people in Taiwan Province. When they chew betel nut, they have to add some other things to chew together, where bread contains a lot of skills. When Hainan people chew betel nuts, they first cut betel nuts into three or four pieces, which are a bit like a petal of orange, and then peel off the outer skin and fruit base of betel nuts (because the outer skin is not easy to chew, and the fruit base has a bitter taste). At this time, it is generally not possible to put betel nut directly into the mouth, but to match the leaves of a vine, commonly known as "water chestnut leaves" in Hainan. The water chestnut leaves are coated with some lime and wrapped into a triangle. Finally, the lime-coated leaves and betel nuts were put into the mouth to chew. If you chew betel nut directly without coating lime leaves, it will be boring. "A mouthful of betel nut and a mouthful of ash" means this. The so-called bite of betel nut means a piece of betel nut in Hainan dialect. This way of eating can prevent dental caries, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, make people feel comfortable, treat edema and kill insects. It is sweet, slightly drunk and addictive when eaten, but has no side effects.

Another common chewing method of betel nuts is chewing betel nuts. The so-called dried betel nuts are boiled in water (in some places, people add sugar to the water, which makes it taste sweet) and dried in the sun. The directly picked betel nuts corresponding to the dried betel nuts are called "betel nuts fresh" in Hainan dialect (fresh here is "fresh" corresponding to cooked). "Records of Various Fanzhi. Records" said: Fresh betel nut, that is, soft betel nut. Dried betel nuts can be chewed directly or together with lime-coated leek leaves. Both chewing methods have their own beauty. Put betel nut and lime-coated Chinese shepherd's purse into your mouth, chew it a few times, and your whole body will immediately feel hot, and your whole face will be hot and red. Su Dongpo once wrote "Red Tide on your cheek and drunk betel nut" on this feeling in Hainan. The so-called "drunken betel nut" refers to people who chew betel nut for the first time or are not used to the unique taste of betel nut. After chewing it for a few times, they will feel a little drunk, and they will also be accompanied by dizziness and chest numbness. This is why many foreigners are afraid to chew betel nuts. Chewing betel nut is similar to eating Chili. It's just that it's not as hot as pepper, and it hurts. People who can chew betel nuts will immediately feel full of calories when they take a bite of betel nuts. After chewing a few more times, they will immediately sweat on their bodies and foreheads. No matter how cold it is, a few mouthfuls of betel nuts can also make people feel that the blood flow in the whole body accelerates and the sweat stays straight. This unique feeling is really wonderful.