Nganga is chewed by some of our Filipino elders and people throughout tropical Southeast Asia. You split a green-colored nut (areca), sprinkle it with lime, wrap it in a leaf of betel pepper, and place it in your mouth. As you chew, saliva mixes with the nganga to generate a red juice that you spit out. Frequent chewers of nganga have vivid red lips and black teeth.
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