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| name = Mysore betel leaf<br />
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| caption = A sheaf of Mysore Betel leaves for sale in Bengaluru<br />
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| type = [[Betel leaf]]<br />
| area = [[Mysore]] district<br />
| country = India<br />
| registered = 2005<br />
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'''Mysore betel leaf''' is a variety of heart shaped [[betel]] (Piper betel) leaf grown in and around the region of [[Mysore]]. It is consumed as a betel quid or as [[paan]], with or without tobacco. A sheaf of betel leaves is traditionally offered as a mark of respect and auspicious beginnings. [[Areca nut]] are kept on top of the sheaf of betel leaves and offered to the elders for their blessings and during wedding ceremonies.<ref>{{cite news|title=Married women give a grand send-off to Goddess Durga with sindoor khela|newspaper=Times of India|year=2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Married-women-give-a-grand-send-off-to-Goddess-Durga-with-sindoor-khela/articleshow/49497097.cms}}</ref><br />
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Mysore betel leaves are said to differ from other betel leaves because of their smooth texture and hot taste. They are protected by the government of [[India]].<ref name=gij>{{cite journal|year=2005|journal=Geographical Indications Journal |issue=5–11|publisher=Government of India|location=New Delhi|url=http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/8.pdf|pages=34–37|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=People join hands to save 'Mysore betal leaf'|newspaper=Business Standard|year=2011|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/people-join-hands-to-save-mysore-betal-leaf-111111400083_1.html}}</ref><br />
[[File:South Indian style Paan, Dakshin Sheraton, Bangalore.jpg|thumb|Mysore Betel leaves being used to make [[paan]] ]]<br />
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==History==<br />
The betel leaf, which is native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], has been used for 5000 years. About 50 years ago, the Mysore betel leaves were grown in the gardens of the Mysore Maharaja and were later spread to 100 acres from Poorniah Choultry in Old Agrahara to Vidyaranyapuram junction, which connects the Mysore-Nanjangud Road in Mysore. Gradually, it was spread to about 500 acres around Mysore. Unique climate and soil in this stretch is thought{{by whom?|date=January 2016}} to have given the leaves a unique taste that earned it the name ‘Mysore Chigurele’ (Mysore sprout leaf). The leaf has a smooth texture and hot taste.<ref name=gij/><ref>{{cite web|title=Mysore betel leaf|url=http://mysoredasara.gov.in/about-us/mysuru-specialities/item/15-mysore-betel-leaf}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Cultivation and requirement==<br />
The betel plant is a [[tropical plant]], so it needs a warm and humid [[climate]] to grow properly. It thrives best under shade and in a temperature ranging from 10 to 40 degrees. The presence of black clay in the soil along with the hot, humid climate gives the Mysore betel leaf special characteristics.<ref name=gij4-38>{{cite journal|year=2005|journal=Geographical Indications Journal |issue=4|publisher=Government of India|location=New Delhi|url=http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/4.pdf|page=38|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Geographical Indication==<br />
The Department for Horticulture under the government of [[Karnataka]] proposed the registration of the Mysore betel leaf to the Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, [[Chennai]], under the Geographical Indications of Goods Act (1999). This is done so that the farmers of [[Mysore]] exclusively have the right to brand their product using the term Mysore betel leaf.<ref name=gij4-26>{{cite journal|year=2005|journal=Geographical Indications Journal |issue=4|publisher=Government of India|location=New Delhi|url=http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/4.pdf|pages=26–29|language=en}}</ref> It was granted the Geographical Indication status three years later, in 2005.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Geographical Indications in India]]<br />
* [[paan]]<br />
* [[mysore]]<br />
* [[Betel container (Victoria & Albert Museum)]]<br />
* [[Salvia divinorum#Quid chewing|Quid-chewing]]<br />
* [[Nanjanagud banana]]<br />
* [[Coorg orange]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mysore]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Karnataka]]</div>Gaurav