Kun-it are cylindrical lidded boxes used for storing the ingredients required in the preparation of quids, chewable portions of leaves from the betel plant. An essential item of hospitality in a Burmese home, a kun-it set is the equivalent of a tea or coffee service. Two internal trays hold chopped areca nuts, various spices, lime paste, metal nut cutters and dry tobacco leaves. The bottom compartment is filled with heart-shaped betel-vine leaves. When the box is presented, visitors take a leaf, smear it with lime paste and wrap it into a quid around a slice of areca nut and selected spices, before chewing the contents.