At the last PPP one of the gals sheng samplers was 'crab feet' from
PuerShop. I was familiar with Hairy Crab oolong and previously heard
of crab feet puer. I got this picture from TaoBao.

http://i43.tinypic.com/r0qr5y.jp

What struck me was the name of the factory Yun Pu like Yun(nan) and Pu
(er). The romanization should read Yunnan Kunming Yun Pu Tea Factory
to match the characters. I dont know but could this be one of the
first puer factories in Yunnan.

PS The pictures of the cake veneer on TaoBao was interesting also.
There were long broad wide strips that didnt look like leaf along with
noticeable leaf.

writes:

> At the last PPP one of the gals sheng samplers was 'crab feet' from
> PuerShop. I was familiar with Hairy Crab oolong and previously heard
> of crab feet puer. I got this picture from TaoBao.
>
> http://i43.tinypic.com/r0qr5y.jp
>
> [...]
> PS The pictures of the cake veneer on TaoBao was interesting also.
> There were long broad wide strips that didnt look like leaf along with
> noticeable leaf.

Right. The Crab Foot (or Leg) is a non-tea plant (Pangxie Jiao) that
gets blended with some Pu'ers.

/Lew
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Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Thanks Lew. Here is the link with pictures of the crustacean bing.

http://tinyurl.com/chjwcw

I dont remember the sampler having a piece of the leg.

I wonder if someone is being cute and cashing in a factory name.
However for most people thats like whistling in the wind.

Jim

On Feb 21, 2:29 pm, Lewis Perin > wrote:
> writes:
> > At the last PPP one of the gals sheng samplers was 'crab feet' from
> > PuerShop. I was familiar with Hairy Crab oolong and previously heard
> > of crab feet puer. I got this picture from TaoBao.
>
> >http://i43.tinypic.com/r0qr5y.jp
>
> > [...]
> > PS The pictures of the cake veneer on TaoBao was interesting also.
> > There were long broad wide strips that didnt look like leaf along with
> > noticeable leaf.
>
> Right. The Crab Foot (or Leg) is a non-tea plant (Pangxie Jiao) that
> gets blended with some Pu'ers.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /