How to Betel Nuts (槟榔) in Taiwan

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Food is a drug, but you know what else is a drug? Drugs! And the drug I'm taking today is known as the Betel Nut (槟榔) or Bīnláng. This little devil gives you the same jolt as 5 cups of coffee. Yeah, careful if you have a weak hear gramma. So what's the only down side to this amazing, energy giving drug, only that it can give you cancer, otherwise, all good!!
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[@janedudynsky5067]

My grandma used to chew on betel nuts and fresh tobacco leaves everyday. Lot of spitting, she finally stopped in 70s when she developed a cancer in lower right jaw. Doctors took most of her lower jaw and she lived 30 more years of her life. She died at the age of 94 natural death.

[@seakuma4240]

Jane Dudynsky for us we chew betel nuts with that minty tasting leaf and that white powder that bur ns when put directly on tounge. Spits red juice.

[@ghenzua]

your math doesn't add up 😏😏

[@indrajithak47]

Kazuya samartino he refereeing to 1970's i guess

[@jayden.a-a2249]

Wait do you mean 1970s or was she in her 70s because 70+30=100

[@jayden.a-a2249]

Alex Tiznado that’s pretty racist

[@arcix1078]

I LOST IT WHEN HE SAID "DEEZ NUTZ" xD

[@kueapel911]

with a straight face xD

[@akashdeepbhagat7337]

I was searching for this comment

[@shomarshultz7960]

I searched also. Giggity giggity

[@TeamBlindMouse]

not at 4:55 ? lol

[@femslav]

got eem

[@GrumpyGuyProductions]

I fucking love how he just appears from behind random places.

[@pauleytee8410]

Harry Shimens it's my favourite thing

[@angelmabery]

Funniest shit ever!

[@mekoilau6773]

When chewed with mustard (daka in Pidgin language) and lime (kambang in Pidgin language), it will turn red. It's also gives a very strong smell.

[@MelancoliaI]

How would you describe the smell? I always thought tobacco smelled of prunes.

[@moejoegaming9838]

Does it change the effects?

[@Sumea_Saukko]

Do you spit or or swallow the nut?

[@goodtwogo]

I bet it smells disgusting

[@keisimmons]

just found out about your content. your actually really funny so i subbedXD

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

Well thanks bro. How'd you find me?

[@keisimmons]

Best Ever Food Review Show well about 2 years ago I ate this worm thing in Busan, korea and I was looking for what it was and I eventually found out it's called gaebul or penis fish and I saw your video on it and started dying while binging all your other videos XD But yeah your channel is hilarious, you should make videos in Japan if you haven't already!(I'm from there)

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

Ah, cool! Thanks for letting me know. I'd love to go to Japan. Hopefully in the next year. :)

[@poohyen9932]

Cookeis are good xD

[@xen1568]

I saw a comment of u saying sumthing about being called daddy lol

[@sotisoti9673]

We chew bettleneut differently in Papua New Guinea, and with mustard and lime. Much better and way more effective. U should try visiting. 👍 by the way, cool content!

[@bleachmaster9755]

"There is a problem bigger than cancer, inequality." I laughed for 5 minutes straight😂

[@elizabethp9069]

The most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a while 😂

[@hotto5150]

Not really. There is a reason people take these drugs despite the risks because they need the stimulant to work and go on with their life day to day without getting depressed, they take drugs that are relaxants that calm them, makes them feel numb to forget about their anxities and problems. They're not getting these from their normal life means they have to substitute it with drugs. Fixing inequality improves their living standards means they don't have to rely on these drugs.

[@VonDancioDobermans]

Shows how little you know about poverty, exploitation, and hunger. You watch a show about third world countries eating exotic foods to combat hunger and starvation on youtube yet laugh at inequality. Allah.

[@ChefHarrisonD]

Hi, I'm KZbin! Amazing video, wait.... DEMONETIZED. 3:06

[@RiazUddin-sk3uw]

Darn, you deserve your own tv show mate! Binge watching!

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

Aw shucks. Thanks dude.

[@RiazUddin-sk3uw]

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[@amynguyen77]

TV ruin people. He's better than that. He's best here.

[@kq8039]

Riaz Uddin Same here. 😂

[@AlluraOrchids]

It's 3:30am and I'm still watching...tonight I watched the Madagascar series, Vietnam, chicken somewhere in Thailand, Bangkok insects, the Instagram Q&A, and now Taiwan as I live here 13 years, a foreign food lover in Asia also. And fried stinky tofu is awesome!

[@e9885]

In our country and also in India, they have betel nuts in another way. They have them with a kind of leaf called Betel Leaves(Paan in our language). They use the Paan as a sort of base for the Betel Nuts. They also have them dried but you can have them fresh too. They chop them to tiny pieces so it's easier to chew. They put a smear of a paste called Chun which is made from Lime and Shell powder mixed with water. They put Tobacco and call them zarda. They roll them up together and chew on it. There are varieties of Paan. Sometimes they put spices. Sometimes they put sweet garnish and we call is sweet Paan. Sometimes they use different types of flavour and put a flammable edible gel and lit it on fire. They put the the lit Paan in mouth and we call it Fire Paan.

[@stripecatflippangitnamecha8721]

Why this don't work on me, Is it because I take depression medication?

[@TheLargeoldshoe]

tobacco is optional. A lot of people do not eat tobacco, so instead they simply have the chuna with the supari and the paan or a sweet pan which has also gulcan and flavored supari. A lot of people also simply chew on betel nut pieces (no tobacco)

[@shravanamuhuri9514]

The kattha or brown paste smeared on pan has alkaloids which are harmful for cheek walls...... Or else just a simple pan leaf with elaichi and gulkand is not harmful rather considered a digestive.... People in assam use fermented supari or tambul in paan to keep themselves warm in winter. A small chip of tambul is enough to keep you warm a bigger piece will make you sweat in winter, heart will pound, breath rate increases...

[@gramerpolise7299]

"it's super 4th most psychoactive drug in the world....I better put it in my mouth!"

[@Joseph_P33]

"how do you know you don't like the drugs if you never try the drugs...?" Well, I mean he makes a valid point!

[@TheRealBeeQue]

Your humor is unreal.. Subbed

[@tapzlolo1223]

Trust me. Iwatch alot of food reviews shows on youtube. And i SWEAR you have the most funniest most interesting food review show ever 😂😂 kp up the great work brother

[@006Blitz]

The way he just pops out from any corner!!! Priceless! Really good content! Keep it up!

[@MEN101]

If you use sodium bicarbonate instead of slaked lime (caustic soda) then you will not get mouth sores or potential oral cancer. Slaked lime burns your mouth pretty bad.

[@pauljohnagustin237]

@@Tofififofu no idea but i chew mine with tobacco

[@chroniclesofab6206]

howd you find the hot blond in the back alley? lol

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

She assisted us in Taiwan. She grew up there.

[@user-ub2jp7tg6k]

ChroniclesofAB ，

[@lawrencejohnlim5455]

well she's hot!😅

[@sofloexoticlife798]

Lol that's what you would expect a pump to say lol. He didn't find her he brought her.

[@rikiey]

@@lawrencejohnlim5455 absolutely

[@vondaddy8009]

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[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

I'm completely corny. Cheers!

[@thatoldserpent851]

Instructions unclear. Beetle nut stuck in butt, nose, ears. Send help

[@jacktailssonplays4833]

thatoldserpent You bought a beetle inside a nut, Not a nut surrounded with husk like coconuts

[@smcvanic340]

@@jacktailssonplays4833 Intructions unclear. Bettle nut stuck in Lung, Liver, PP, and Ears. Send Help

[@WahPiang]

It is more than just a food channel. It is informative and entertaining. Keep it up.

[@georgegeorgia3856]

You should have tried betel nut chewing in the Philippines, particularly in the Cordilleras. We use dried matured nuts.

[@holycow6544]

.in the northern part of the philippines specially Cordillera?they have their own version of that..i swear, that if u swallow some saliva from chewing it? and it can make you feel like you wanna go to the CR and poop, vomit,head ache, and sometimes you feel like you wanna sleep.

[@seakuma4240]

Holy Cow kailian

[@dylansawac3056]

Depende rin yan sa tao paps

[@porkandbeans4815]

We igorots call it momma

[@limen7679]

So many double entendres. The best parts were the cockroach betelnut addict and stumping the women with the oral cancer equality question.

[@amybunting4642]

I've been binge watching your show and this series is my favorite. Your awkwardness is so funny and hot. I love the weird starts and dad jokes. Soooo cute!

[@SriLankanthisandthat]

in Sri Lanka we have a similar one. it contains beetle leaves , tobacco , nutmeg , believe it or not , a bit of lime (material) . its called "bulath vita" . same kick. same culture

[@TienNgo-gt2fr]

Best Food Ever.. in Vietnam, older women chew betel nut with lime paste and a leave called trầu (la trầu) and tobacco. The combination of trầu leave and lime paste and betel nut makes a red color then they get the tobacco to clean the teeth. After they chew for a few minutes, then they spit out a red spit. Gross and weird, but most senior citizen women do this and it becomes a custom. When I was younger I tried it, messed around with my grandma's kit. It made my head spinned, like drunk. My grandma yelled at my. Hahaha😂😅😂 LOL

[@aaronbliggg8444]

Tien Ngo yep this is how they do it in Papa New Guinea, the ground was painted in red spit

[@brawadis6579]

Same in Pakistan and in out country it is called patti wala pan. And also come in different flavours like zao raja rani, rani, raj etc

[@jityumnam6850]

Same here in our state in Manipur India leaf,bettle nut,lime paste tobacco,LIG,FERMENTED ALCOHOL BETTLE nut and a bit fry coconut great taste...Women eat a lot here to after a meal

[@fishshit]

thats cool i just hate how it supposedly develops mouth cancer

[@seanchuor8825]

I just discovered your channel through Food Ranger and bench watching your videos..you are very funny. My wife and I suggest you also show more food close up...

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

sean chuor thanks for the suggestion. My recent videos show a lot more close ups. Always trying to improve the quality. Cheers!

[@TheMilkMan8008]

I've been a coke, heroin, and alcohol addict for 20 years. I am currently trying Betel to slowly ease my way off, and eventually I will go to nicotine as smoke rather than lip tobacco. After this, I plan to go on prescription drugs that help with withdrawal and getting sober. Betel is super useful if you dont abuse it. Just as nicotine is useful for addicts if they don't abuse it in rehab. Ive been to rehab, and cigarettes are always available. Most people to into rehab and come out as nicotine addicts in the United States. Cigarettes are allowed in rehab and are abused. You basically substitute one addiction for another. Rehab centers in America need to change. Anyways, I've relayed my process, and I plan to go through with it. I have a fiance(wife in 2 months) and 2 kids already. I am already planning to and for sure going to ween off drugs. Do not use betel unless you know about it and have researched it. It is useful in going sober, but thsts about it. Other than that, its a highly addictive substance more so than cocain. Stay away from it unless you really need it to get on the sober path.

[@manullim]

Great shows !!! You deserve more views and subscribers !

[@the1tigglet]

Okay dude that man you met LOL like is he stuck in the 1980s?

[@stevenseagal4987]

They have the rare ligma chinese nuts

[@montylemon9445]

X. Y. They aren't Chinese they were originally sugondese and were imported to china

[@jetlife1028]

Parascosm this went over your head apparently

[@montylemon9445]

Esau Pyramid sugondese nuts lmao

[@jetlife1028]

Parascosm 😭😭😭😭

[@windexbleach9095]

@@montylemon9445 And then it was also imported to SawCon for people to chew on.

[@laughwithoutsmiling]

Him slowly walking out of the bush sold me. 😂😂😂 Subscribed!

[@jonnymcgrath4816]

Is it just me, when I chew betel nuts it makes me feel relaxed. The best feeling.

[@krabha9681]

I had to make a comment, because I eat betel but everyday... Hi everyone, I'm from Northeast India. Our version of betel nut is completely different. We consume it only after the nut is fully matured...with betel leaf and a little lime. Some good quality betel nuts actually have a little sweet taste.

[@parthrangan]

Shannon hey man, I'm from Delhi, you guys have paan there too?

[@father5068]

Holy shit I thought the title was “how to beat nuts”

[@jeffreymontoya2806]

Best KZbin videos ever I just get high chill back and watch them all day

[@desoman5589]

In the Islands a lot of people chew betel nut. I started chewing it when i was like 8 till now in my 20s. We chew the meat inside the adult fruits, unlike the one’s chewed in Taiwan, I love it! 😍😊

[@tokuryulopez9139]

“I had the whole tip in my mouth” looks at camera 😂😂😂

[@ps1laracroft989]

Im so serious then he said these nutz XD i almost spit my drink

[@brianmcmanus4690]

As a confirmed psychonaut and all-around drug enthusiast, I'm really curious about this plant.

[@lamuerte9552]

I used betel quid to combat my smoking addiction and have used it as a replacement for nicotine which is good for my lungs. The bad side is that, i can't live without chewing betel nut for every 5 minutes. Another bad side is that i am experimenting on spices to add on my quid to find out the best flavor it can provide and here are some of my combinations. 1. Betel nut ( matured betel nut which is brownish in color, typically bought in the Cordilleras). 2. Betel leaf ( not the dark green ones but those yellow green or yellow ones called "Dulawen" but you can use "Hinga") 3. Lime powder ( any types ) 4. Clove sticks ( add one after spitting the first juice of the three combinations ) 5. Cardamom 6. Tobacco ( La reyna mascadas )

[@dancegregorydance6933]

It's just as bad as carcinogenic as tobacco.

[@DcodeReload]

The first hit is always free

[@kailashv9]

The guy in the BLUE hat is pretty cool 🤘

[@LuisMartinez-jb7vz]

I discovered this channel maybe 3-4 years ago. I’ve never seen his older videos, but wow has his channel changed a whole lot since the beginning! Keep grinding !

[@skettlepunk]

I lived in Taiwan for three years. The first time I tried betelnut I was with a group of foreigners who all spit it immediately which made me scared. So I put it in my mouth and also spit immediately. The second time I tried betelnut was 2 years later. I was drinking with old men on the streets of taipei one time (street barbecue, late night, always attracts the most fun people) and they gave me one to try, but i was scared of my tooth color of all things because I already enjoy coffee and red wine and fear dentists. Its definitely the spit tobacco of SEA. I wouldn't call it a foreign chemical. It's natural...but cyanide is also natural. It will give you a little burst of energy but it helps only if youre pulling a long night. If you're chewing it while you're okay, then it's probably not going to do much. But I did find it gave me a small second wind even if i didnt chew for long haha.

[@xzxarchangelxzx]

Wow, I am Taiwanese and I've never had betel nuts. When I was a kid, people would tell me that it's terrible for your throat and only cab/truck drivers eat them. Definitely have to try them next time.

[@rradiosilencee]

xzxarchangelxzx haha me too but it causes cancer

[@brandonr2188]

Artsy Poodle only if you do it daily.

[@rjgle]

so much of that in Guam. funny video Sonny

[@rcktrrs]

robertjos word. I'm in Guam rn. Everyone has this shit lmao

[@elyanacruz3053]

robertjos thank you guam pride

[@samuelgamato971]

Also in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Indonesia, some parts of the Philippines. We love it here in PNG.

[@naomifajardo2009]

I've been binge watching your videos sunny. Hope your davao vlog comes out soon

[@mabrurh]

Hilarious video! 😂 In Bangladesh it’s called paan, everything is the same (we call it Paan) and the only difference is the betel nut is dried (Shupari). It was consumed mostly by women but men have caught up to about 40/60 men to women having this.

[@opaloma6285]

In India we call it Tamul pan lol n in mokokchung Nagaland women chew like hell lol

[@thomaskrieglstein3817]

Planning to start a best ever weed review show after watching this :-)

[@VanNguyen-qw8rq]

I love your videos , can't stop smiling and laughing the whole time I watching.

[@audreyseguerra9223]

Duuuude I've been binge watching ALL of your videos! *ishouldbestudyingbutnope* 😂

[@TheJayt06]

My grandma is taiwanese she used to eat betel nut

[@ThePhuzz]

was that the only nut she ate fam

[@ThePhuzz]

was that the only nut she ate fam

[@marybrantley2160]

When I lived in Pakistan, it was given to me as an after dinner digestive aide. Yea, sure was! It was nasty, I thought! But people use it but how you can do it in public I can not imagine. Have fun, but b careful!!

[@USMCKong0311]

dude, this is funny af! subbing!

[@Acikiwirrr]

“the solutions, is deez nuts” I LOST IT THERE

[@vedantpawnikar]

"I had the whole tip in my mouth" 😂😂😂😂

[@safeplace8564]

After watching the series for a 2nd time I just noticed that this episode probably gave you guys a huge strike. What Sunny says towards the end of the episode is probably ban worthy

[@tangroro]

I'm from Taiwan, and Betel Nuts has always been asociate with "bad", like only bad people or delinquent will eat them, chewing Betel Nuts is pretty much like smoking in Taiwan

[@therealrn2277]

we have different kind of chewing beetle nuts here in Ifugao, Philippinees where the Banaue rice terraces is...

[@alaminabdullah7770]

that blond was cute ,should have gotten her numbers

[@thirty6glocks]

Tony Tran he was talking to a blond talking about swallowing the nut

[@amats420]

duuude.. ure so funny

[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

Thanks dude.

[@RagingInsomniac]

I stumbled upon this channel by accident and I'm not regretting it at all. New sub for you!

[@malakiamen]

“Don’t spit the nut out!” 🤦🏾‍♂️ Bruh. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@akertheinternetwanderer467]

This guy is too american. Everything about him is american.

[@britishboys4290]

The solution is DEEZ NUTS

[@mandero6682]

Honestly man please do more videos you’re entertaining, you’re like a teacher and inspiration

[@jellyranger1706]

“I was behind there”. Terrific, terrific.

[@MasterDewey]

Todd is like that friend that my mom didn't like me hanging out with. Next episode: Todd and Sunny go to Pleasure Island to get turned into donkeys. 😳🐴🚬🍻

[@JaseJoshuaM]

"Methy"

[@tannerdylan3908]

You definitely earned my sub man

[@thetropicalteacup8991]

Just found your channel and I love how you just try out stuff without being nitpicky! Subscribe! -your new Asian subscriber.

[@ChefRafi]

The Tropical Teacup yes. Nitpicking is not good. from where in Asia?

[@nayzorpupaka8790]

Tips for real betel nut chewing. Chew the nut with lime and musted and it will give you the color blood red and not orange, and the golden rule is not to spit it out. Don't forget to stay hydrated after chewing betel nut. Good luck 👍 🔥🇵🇬

[@freshdudegamer2940]

0:26 Deez Nuts

[@ihavenoidea_]

First time I seen your videos.....instantly subbed

[@minhchau5577]

Sonny Side, my paternal & maternal grandparents were chewing these several times a day. They were from Vietnam.

[@bench-xpre55]

We get that in India too. But spitting that around my city can get you in trouble.........

[@FirstName-yz7md]

my thought exactly...

[@AB-rq1zt]

And shitting around the city doesn’t

[@shahrukhs1637]

No because white tourists love third world country poop

[@mammutkung]

What is it called in india?

[@truthseeker2891]

Dank Weeaboo 420 that's hilarious so spitting is worst the taking a dump in streets of India.

[@yourdadyourcreater6799]

Just pay her a dollar bum

[@footrugist7657]

try to visit northern part of the philippines specifically baguio city. they have different ingridients of betel nut

[@PetsPlantspetsandplants]

Come to India, you can get a variety of beatle nuts "pan"(flavour)

[@shyamreddy4499]

I am eating it while watching this video by coincidence

[@adonisphurailatapam4035]

Try eatting betal nuts Indian style ,in India we call it paan (I am from northeast India, Manipur here I think Women eat more) In India we peel the areca nut and eat the seed which is inside we can eat the nut after dipping in alcohol and we add flavour like sweets like cherry ,gold silver paper eatable, dried grapes etc you can also add tobacco .

[@rprimbs]

Man that's the really hard core stuff!

[@ashwinmeshram5708]

Come to India we have many flavors of beetle nut and its awesome its slightly cns stimulant. In India we call it paan

[@jacktgp5683]

they call it "pinang" and there is so many flavor there is sweet aswell.

[@owlright7524]

I'm Bangladeshi and these things are extremely popular and an important part of our culture. it's called Paan and people are addicted to it like you can be addicted to cigarettes. Regular avid chewers don't use so much spices. It's plain betel leaf, betel nut, tobacco and lime stone paste. My mom has to have at least 6-7 does in a day otherwise she can't function. I chew them occasionally when I feel like it.

[@abcroom9201]

I'm from Assam India ❤

[@jeffzs]

best ever food review show

[@codezier2738]

Sonny's Old videos Are freaking Hilarious.

[@lucywallus7819]

In my country Papua New Guinea. We call Betelnut the green gold or buai. Because people make a living out of it also. And Everyone chews it both man and women and also children. But we actully grow very big ones. We chew it with mustard with icy is also called daka. And also with lime a white powder made from dry white corals. Then the brown betelnut turns red.The lime is also called kambang. And it is all in Papua New Guinea. 🇵🇬

[@shintot970]

Come her at the phillipines we call it moma ahahah city of baguio

[@coonus1]

Love this channel 😎👍

[@ongke8920]

smoke and betel nut all day, my grandmother dies at 98 . still making money at 94 and leave a fortune for the family

[@mahbubrahman7421]

Its call "PAN" in our country...its very populer here in bangladesh.. :)

[@suelynnb5867]

My great grandma from Guam chewed betel nut and lived forever but she had black teeth.

[@johnsonhuang3925]

Amazing socio-commentary!! =D

[@j-dwainfanoway9479]

Where I'm from , we chew betelnut and it's kinda similar to Thailand .

[@chanthysar1406]

Omg.. sonny u get into your feeling when your high..

[@dpvnme]

another great video!!!! like!!!! also, why are people dislike your videos? do they hate kitten too?

[@roguemizo2496]

You can swallow everything accept the first spit. But that make you bettle HIGH.

[@JSantos722]

The sexual innuendos had me cracking up. I think we all need to see more of this drunkisode.