Sweet lime. The nearest thing India has to an orange. It has a green skin and sweet, juicy, bright orange flesh.
Betel nuts. They have come to be known as betel nuts, rather than areca nuts, because these red seeds are part of the betel chew.
A mixture of seeds and sweeteners for chewing after a meal. It usually includes aniseed or fennel, betel nut, sugar balls and so on.
Drumstick bean. A long, stick like pod. It is a delicacy used in fish stews or mixed vegetable dishes.
Surti cheese is made by clotting buffalo or cow's milk with rennet from goats, and the complete clot is transferred to small wicker baskets to drain, hopefully without it breaking up. The curd is turned frequently to aid drainage. It is firm and salty. The cheese is drained dry. It has a short keeping period of 10-14 days.
