Hello, Steve!
You wrote on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 03:39:38 GMT:

SW> I had never seen or heard of it before. How could that be?
SW> I've spent no less than 600 hours in Asian grocers and have
SW> never seen it there, either (unless it wasn't in English).
SW> Not much info on the web on a cursory search, but it does
SW> indeed exist and is pretty popular in Southern China
SW> according to:

SW> <http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-222.html>

SW> Does anybody here use it and maybe shed some light on it's
SW> use and flavor? At $12 for 400ml, I think I'd like some
SW> first-hand opinion on it first.

I've heard of it as a "cure" for athlete's foot! It is available
in places like food cooperatives and is quite expensive. Try a
google search. I think it comes from some sort of camellia plant
but the tea bush is a relative of the camellia if my memory
serves me right (debatable!)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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