RecipeMuncher

Lulu’s aunt, Sara, gave Daddy a betel leaf plant a few months ago. It has grown from a small vine into a prolific producer of fragrant leaves. Daddy loves chewing areca nuts wrapped in a betel leaf. It’s very popular in India (paan parag) as well as Vietnam (tr?u). In much of Southeast Asia, betel leaves are used to make a salad. For the shredded carrot salad I made today, I decided to use the fresh betel leaves as a serving dish of sorts. To the shredded carrots, I added diced dri (...)