I have seen natto but never seen it being sold here. I had TEMPEH though it's probably natto Indonesian style but dried and pressed. Never thought of natto comparison but you're probably right with the bacterial/enzymatic action.TomVerlain wrote:anyone ever try Natto (Japanese sticky beans) ?
They are "fermented" (read left to rot), so the same bacteria action might happen to the nuggets
what a coincidence,
yesterday, I brewed up some 9908 for the first time in a while and somewhere around the third steep I hapened to gaze into the pot and noticed an exceptionally round "nugget". pulled that sucker out and it appeared to be almost perfectly spherical and smooth, like a little turd... it looked just like a deer turd or some such other turd of similar origin... and I almost vomited!
upon closer inspection, it appears to be some sort of berry. dingleberry? no, it's of plant origin. it's totally brown like the rest of the shu, but there is a little crowned top where a stem had attached almost just like a blueberry. I split that shit, and whadda you know, perfectly preserved seeds inside. the thing that struck me silly was the fact that every single nanometer of the "berry" was the exact same brown color. even the entire seed structure.
i know this isn't as nasty or dangerous as a cigarette butt or glass, but unfortunately it has really turned me off of this brick. it tastes good, and i'll prolly brew it up again, but i'll prolly always vommit a little in my mouth every time i look into the pot at those little balls. and what's this mucus like glue holding them together others are talking about? wait...why the hell and I drinking this again?????????lol
yesterday, I brewed up some 9908 for the first time in a while and somewhere around the third steep I hapened to gaze into the pot and noticed an exceptionally round "nugget". pulled that sucker out and it appeared to be almost perfectly spherical and smooth, like a little turd... it looked just like a deer turd or some such other turd of similar origin... and I almost vomited!
upon closer inspection, it appears to be some sort of berry. dingleberry? no, it's of plant origin. it's totally brown like the rest of the shu, but there is a little crowned top where a stem had attached almost just like a blueberry. I split that shit, and whadda you know, perfectly preserved seeds inside. the thing that struck me silly was the fact that every single nanometer of the "berry" was the exact same brown color. even the entire seed structure.
i know this isn't as nasty or dangerous as a cigarette butt or glass, but unfortunately it has really turned me off of this brick. it tastes good, and i'll prolly brew it up again, but i'll prolly always vommit a little in my mouth every time i look into the pot at those little balls. and what's this mucus like glue holding them together others are talking about? wait...why the hell and I drinking this again?????????lol
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I don't personally like lao tuo puerh. I believe it is the equivalent of floor sweepings. Supposedly, the nuggets form at the bottom of the pu pile during the shou process. The weight and heat of the pile is what causes the nuggets to form. the process of making Shou is like making sausage, it isnt pretty. Essentially, I find it quite nasty since it is the stuff that never got the appropriate environment. I think puerh factories are selling it with a little help of creative marketing IMHO
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All the more reason to stick with shenghop_goblin wrote:I don't personally like lao tuo puerh. I believe it is the equivalent of floor sweepings. Supposedly, the nuggets form at the bottom of the pu pile during the shou process. The weight and heat of the pile is what causes the nuggets to form. the process of making Shou is like making sausage, it isnt pretty. Essentially, I find it quite nasty since it is the stuff that never got the appropriate environment. I think puerh factories are selling it with a little help of creative marketing IMHO
