Dried Betel Nut

I found some dried betel nut for sale in a Kuala Lumpur grocery store, and it was the coolest thing ever. Understand that betel nut is sort of like tobacco (it's something folks in southeast Asia generally chew as a mild stimulant), so finding candied dried betel nut like this for sale as a food in a grocery store is sort of like finding tobacco for sale as food at the local 7-11. But, alas, betel nut is a fruit (the tree it grows on looks sort of like a palm tree), so - why not?

It was sweet and tasty. I'm not sure if eating it was a stimulant, but I'm surprised it's not eaten more popularly as a food!