Amen to that. Get rid of it: exchange it for something else unlikely to
be infected, and have your vendor inspect it themselves.

If indeed the bugs are good (whatever!) your vendor should be happy to
have it back...

But really...beetles...ick

~j
Dominic T. wrote:
> Scott Dorsey wrote:
> > > 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
> >
> > --
> > "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
>
> Insects are certainly not part of my tea enjoyment, and the discussion
> of "ropes" made me a touch ill. The worst part is to find out what
> actually "passes" for inspections, how many roaches or insect parts per
> pound, or feces per pound, or how many < 1inch pieces of fur/mice, or
> bile, etc. It is pretty disgusting stuff, and that is what passes! So
> on items like these that most likely see no inspection at all or very
> limited if any it is even scarier.
>
> I guess some may be down with the bugs, but not for me. Personally, I
> would not be able to enjoy one cup of that tea without thinking of the
> bugs so it would either be a refund or into the garbage.
>
> - Dominic