Chewing betel nuts

Japanese: キンマ嚙み - きんまかみ
Chewing betel nuts

...But in agricultural cultures, intoxicating foods and drinks are quite common. In Melanesia, Indonesia, most of India, and the East African coast, betel chewing is practiced, which consists of a betel nut smeared with lime (and sometimes a few spices) and wrapped in fresh betel leaves. Chewing this freshens the mouth, but it also makes the lips and gums red and swollen, and causes the teeth to become black with tartar. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "betel quid chewing" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし農耕文化においては,催酔性飲食物はかなり普及している。メラネシア,インドネシア,インドの大部分,東アフリカ海岸地方にはキンマ嚙みがおこなわれているが,それはビンロウの実に石灰を塗り(これに二,三の香辛料を加えることもある),キンマの生の葉で包んだものである。これを嚙むと口はさっぱりするが,くちびると歯ぐきは真赤になってはれあがり,歯は歯石によって黒くそまる。…

※「キンマ嚙み」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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