Here's a trailer for a new documentary called Chew on This: Betelnut Culture in Taiwan.
"Betelnet is a mild stimulant chewed all over Asia. In Taiwan, it is uniquely sold from roadside stall by scantily-clad girls — the "Betelnet Beauties." Link
Previously on Boing Boing:
• A westerner tries betel nut Link
• Taiwan betelnut girl movies Link
• Taiwanese betel nut vendor girls told to put clothes back on Link
• History of betel chewing Link
• Recent studies have linked betel chewing to oral cancer Link
• Interesting Indian delicacy: paan Link
• Annamarie Ho's Betelnut Girls art installation Link
• Betelnut Beauty "action" figures Link
• Photos of real and fake betelnut girls Link
