> wrote:
>I bought some pu-erh, and, just out of curiosity, decided to crack the
>cheapest cake in two halves. To my surprise, a little beetle-like
>insect emerged and then retreated back to the cake.

I once got a box of Mumtaz black tea that had a huge and very dessicated
dead roach packed firmly in it.

>Before contacting the vendor, I was wondering if this ever happened
>with any of you, and if it is likely that the insect somehow got into
>the cake in my house, since the steaming (it is a Shu cake) should have
>killed anything like this.

They will charge you extra for the bug. It is a very rare bug, sir.
--scott

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