Annual production value has fallen sharply in the past decade, but the fruit of the betel palm still ranks as the second largest cash crop for Taiwan farmers. BY TRISTA DI GENOVA Published in AmCham’s Topics Magazine After declining for years as health and environmental concerns cut into consumption, Taiwan’s
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'The Betelnut Experience'
By Trista di Genova. Originally published in The China Post 3/29/09 Kelvin “MC Insatiable” Alders is from Edmonton, Canada. KELVIN: I chew betelnut every time I hang out with my Taiwanese boys. Half my hiphop crew chew it, so whenever they come around we chew it together. There are two
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