Duration : 24 minutes

Something to chew on is the story of the areca nut or supari as it is more commonly known. All of us have experience of this condiment, yet few of us know of where it comes from, and how it is produced. The film takes the viewer deep into the valleys and forests of the Karnataka Western Ghats, where the areca palm is grown in plantations that are complex composites of many different species of spices. Production of supari today combines the modernity of drip irrigation systems with the antiquity of specialist tree-climbers jumping from one tree to the next, high above the ground, as they harvest the ripe nut. The film is set within the magical context of the Western Ghats – the swirling mist a constant reminder of one’s presence in the Indian rainforest.