These boys bit a leaf

Boys biting leaf
Shot in the village of Maligcong, Philippines
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Two boys who were playing on the footpath between rice terraces in Maligcong had a lot of leaves in their hand and were chewing incessantly. I didn't know why they were chewing them. But still, the leaves didn't look very tasty. Maybe it's just an aversion to eating.

In the Philippines, as in other Southeast Asian countries, it is customary to take a bite of betel nut leaves. Even in Taiwan, it is sold as betel nut. So I thought they were taking a bite out of betel nut, but it was different. The leaf in their hands did not look like betel nut. What kind of leaf was it?

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Feb 2009 PEOPLE PHILIPPINES

PHOTO DATA

No

2462

Shooting Date

Sep 2008

Posted On

February 3, 2009

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Maligcong, Philippines

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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