Samten Wangmo from Shingkhar-Tongla in Jamkhar Gewog, Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag narrates an account of doma (the areca nut). Chewing doma is popular throughout Bhutan. It is believed that the areca nut was included as an auspicious substance in the Zhugdrel ceremony of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651), the religious figure who unified Bhutan. Eating doma is an important aspect of everyday cultural practices in Bhutan.