While in India we use betel leaves as an after-meal mouth freshener, traditionally, the use of betel leaves in food dates back to Vietnam, where the leaves were used to wrap a spicy morsel of meat. Is. If we talk about the culinary uses of betel leaves in India, the most common and popular use is that of a mouth freshener as ‘paan’, and moreover it is mostly used as a flavoring. As a major ingredient, betel leaves are used to make betel leaf chaat, paan ice cream and even paan sherbet. Take a look at these recipes.