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Papua New Guinea (2 of 29)

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Market Day at PNG offers a variety of items – the most popular is beetle nut, the nut of the Areca Palm.  It is mixed with lime from sea coral and seed stalks from a pepper plant.  The reaction between the lime and the nut produces a mild narcotic effect, and when they chew it, their mouth and tongue turns bright red.

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