FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Pu-Erh: what's really in it

Mike 10/4/04

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>> You mean there is an illegal, underground, lethal verion of this
>> stuff?
> <snip>
>
> Actually Jim she is being pretty truthful here about the molds. I
> have done a LOT of research on molds lately and what she says about
> them is true. The point that was made about how "improperly" stored
> puer "can" be unhealthy is quite accurate. The environment can
> encourage or inhibit the growth of mold strains. You can definitely
> create an environment that encourages the growth of bad mold strains.
>
> Now the part about "only" large factories know how to make black puer
> is debatable. Although it is conceivable that someone could screw up
> the microbial soup.

Primordial microbial soup, perhaps? No, I'm *not* going there.

>It is also very conceivable that it might wind up
> here if it did occur as I truly believe that we in the west often get
> Asia's rejects. There is such a thing as "Junk Tea" dealers who
> peddle, what we call factory seconds/rejects, to those looking for
> really cheap tea.
>

Know thy vendor.

Michael