By Smriti Dey
December 27th, 2023
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From the classic meetha paan to the exotic Banarasi sada, each paan offers unique, refreshing ingredients for you to devour. Explore the rich cultural heritage of India with these options. Refresh your taste with these amusing and aromatic paans. Check out the list to explore!
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Everyone loves Meetha Pan. Meetha paan is sweet in flavour and often includes ingredients like gulkand (rose petal jam) and candied fruits for added sweetness. The ingredients include betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, sweetened fennel seeds, coconut, and various flavoured syrups.
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Sada paan is a simple, plain paan without additional sweeteners. It is commonly consumed for its digestive properties. It has a robust taste and includes betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, and sometimes a touch of cardamom or fennel seeds.
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Originating from Banaras (Varanasi), this paan is known for its rich flavour, combining sweetness with aroma. It has a lot of flavouring from betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, sweetened fennel seeds, rose petal preserves, and cardamom.
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Meetha paan from Calcutta tastes altogether different. It has betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, sweetened fennel seeds, chopped cherries, and rose petal preserves with a hint of saffron.
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Maghai Paan is named after the Magadh region in Bihar, known for its refreshing taste. It consists of betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, sweetened fennel seeds, and grated coconut. It has a plain, rich taste for one to devour.
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It's a modern twist where the paan-wallah briefly ignites the paan before putting it into the mouth. A small amount of edible camphor is added for ignition with other ingredients.
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Want your love for chocolate and paan mixed together? Say no more. Chocolate paan combines traditional elements with chocolates for those with a sweet tooth. It can be chocolate sauce or chocolate bits, according to your preference.
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