All are relatives of Piper betle, the familiar betel nut of India, and Piper methysticum, the ingredient of kava, the «national beverage» of Polynesia. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
There, Le enlisted his sister as his sous chef and dug deep to reenvision the dishes his Vietnam - born mom made for the family: jasmine rice croquettes with willowy slivers of pickled lotus, betel nut leaf - wrapped pork loin scattered with pork rinds and dragon fruit. (tastingtable.com)
To get to each restaurant, both good and bad, we have to hike up dingy staircases where walls and floor seem to be the repository for the nasty habit of spitting out your bright red betel nut wherever you wish. (fieryfoodscentral.com)