Great stuff Roger. Enjoyed reading your article.
I tried the preparation once in New Guinea (necessary to preserve "face" with the locals) and found it to be extremely bitter and unpleasant. I imagine it is an acquired taste, like most addictive substances.
Among the Moro there are elaborate paraphernalia associated with the habit, most notably partitioned silver boxes of elaborate design. I had a small collection of these many years ago that were stolen when I was away on vacation--they left the swords, but took the silver boxes and related pieces! Go figure.
Ian
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