Betel is a climbing plant grown for its leaf. The leaf smells fresh and tastes a little sharp, a bit like pepper. In much of South and Southeast Asia — and in Taiwan too — people chew it.

Betel這個字 is is a climbing plant grown for its leaf一種為了葉子而種植的藤蔓植物. The leaf這片葉子 smells fresh聞起來很清新 and而 tastes a little sharp嚐起來有點辛, a bit like pepper有點像胡椒. In much of South and Southeast Asia在南亞和東南亞的許多地方 — and而 in Taiwan too在台灣也是 — people人們 chew it會嚼食它.

Though actually, what you often see being chewed is not the leaf alone: a hard areca nut (from a different palm) is wrapped with slaked lime inside a betel leaf. English speakers commonly call that nut a “betel nut,” but the nut does not come from the betel plant.

Though actually不過事實上, what你常看到的 you often see being chewed is not the leaf alone被嚼的東西不只是那片葉子而已: a hard areca nut一顆硬硬的檳榔子 (from a different palm來自另一種棕櫚樹) is is wrapped用石灰包在betel葉子裡 with slaked lime inside a betel leaf. English speakers英語使用者 commonly通常 call把 that nut那顆果子 a "betel nut,"叫做「betel nut」 but但 the nut這顆果子 does not come from the betel plant其實不是來自betel這種植物.

The leaf gives the chew its scent; the nut is the strong part, and the mouth and spit turn red. In Taiwan the street habit and the health warnings are about that chew as a whole; the English word betel is pointing at the leaf plant in the wrap.

The leaf那片葉子 gives the chew its scent給了整個嚼食物香氣; the nut那顆果子 is is the strong part是勁道所在, and而 the mouth and spit turn red嘴巴和吐出來的汁液會變紅. In Taiwan在台灣 the street habit and the health warnings街頭這個習慣和健康警語 are about指的是 that chew as a whole整個嚼食物; the English word betel而betel這個英文字 is is pointing at指的是 the leaf plant in the wrap包在外面的那片葉子植物.