There are many things in life that most people have a severe adverse reaction to. These may include such things as cockroaches, boogers, feces, etc. This month I can cross feces off that list cause that’s exactly what the December 2016 Exotic Eats Challenge included!
Feces – noun, (used with a plural verb) waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
This particular feces was in a form called Bugapoop Tea. That’s right – Bug Poop Tea. The product description reads: Aged Moth Larvae Droppings in Tea Bags. Bugapoop Tea is a special tea made from the feces of the grain moth larvae. These larvae are fed on nothing else but special tea leaves that have been naturally fermented. As the leaves pass through the larvae’s body they continue fermentation. Their droppings are handpicked and collected. Droppings are then dried and then further aged. 100% Grain Moth Larvae Droppings.
MMMMMMMM doesn’t that just make you want to smack your lips and shout “Pour me some of that delicious Bugapoop Tea!”
So there FoFo and I are sitting at Island’s Restaurant steeping our Bugapoop tea. The bag says that the longer you steep the tea the more mellow, sweeter and less pungent the flavor will be. PUNGENT… Pungent is kinda like the word “Moist”. It just conjures up some vivid, not so pleasant images when I say the word. So I’ve steeped my tea to be “less pungent” from a see-through slight brown color to a solid coffee black color.
The smell of the tea reminds me of wet dirt and surprisingly the taste is similar to bark/dirt. Definitely not as horrible or “pungent” as I had thought. In fact as we sat there eating our lunch we both occasionally instead of sipping our sodas, sipped the Bugapoop tea instead.
So… would I drink this tea again? Ehhhh maybe. I wouldn’t go out rushing to buy some more that’s for sure! But overall if you’re into exotic teas, give it a try!
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