Description:
A betel leaf garden in Sangram Pungi, a Khashia village, near Jaflong in Sylhet district. Betel leaf or "paan" is a tropical creeper belonging to the pepper family of plants. The Aryans called it tambula and the Arabs tambul. People chew it to sweeten the breath and colour (crimson) the lip and tongue and also to have some narcotic pleasure. Normally, paan is chewed with lime paste (chun) and areca nut or betel nut (supari). Many eat paan mixing it with additional elements such as coriander; seed, cinnamon, cardamoms and manifold flavoured dusts. Goainghat, Jaflong, Sylhet, Bangladesh. October 19, 2007.
Credits:
Mustafiz (Bangladesh) Mamun/Majority World
Description:
A betel leaf garden in Sangram Pungi, a Khashia village, near Jaflong in Sylhet district. Betel leaf or "paan" is a tropical creeper belonging to the pepper family of plants. The Aryans called it tambula and the Arabs tambul. People chew it to sweeten the breath and colour (crimson) the lip and tongue and also to have some narcotic pleasure. Normally, paan is chewed with lime paste (chun) and areca nut or betel nut (supari). Many eat paan mixing it with additional elements such as coriander; seed, cinnamon, cardamoms and manifold flavoured dusts. Goainghat, Jaflong, Sylhet, Bangladesh. October 19, 2007.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Mustafiz Mamun
Country:
Bangladesh
Headline:
Betel Leaf Garden
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Copyright Majority World
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Image Description:
A betel leaf garden in Sangram Pungi, a Khashia village, near Jaflong in Sylhet district. Betel leaf or "paan" is a tropical creeper belonging to the pepper family of plants. The Aryans called it tambula and the Arabs tambul. People chew it to sweeten the