Grasshopper writes:

Maybe it's a compressed version of Ya Bao. Here's a link:
http://www.royalpuer.com/Ya-Bao.asp

I agree on the resemblance. And when I had a chance to taste Yabaocha
a while ago, I found it kind of nasty in a way that made me doubt it
really was Camellia sinensis, which is what the original poster was
saying. Please note that I'm not saying it isn't tea, just that it's
.... weird.

/Lew
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