[Jim]
> What bamboo tea are we talking about? The one in the tubes roasted
> over a fire to absorb the flavor of the bamboo or the smoked tuocha
> that comes in a dried bamboo shell for storage or the pu that comes
> wrapped by green bamboo leaf which dries out giving it's flavor?

[Michael]
I was talking about a hunk of Dai Bamboo Pu'erh, extracted from what must
have been a hefty wide bamboo case, and placed into a sealed metalic bag.

This leads me to another issue. The bamboo encased tea I last tasted had a
distinct "flowered" aroma and taste which might have been a heavy dose of
the bamboo transfer here described and discussed. (See previous posts in
this thread for details.) Perhaps the taste and aroma of the bamboo was so
heavy that I missed that that was what it was. Any thoughts?

Michael