Puer cake question...
This is going to be a total newb question, but when you get a cake of Puer, there is a paper of some sort stuck under some leaves on the cake. Is there an easy way to get this paper off and what exactly IS this paper? Ive had two cakes and cant get it off without shredding it and even leaving some in the tea itself. Thoughts?
It is called a Nei Fei, and here are some various people discussing the ease and often not ease of removing them
also this: neifei 內飛 — “inside ticket”, literally, this is the little piece of paper, usually about an inch by an inch or so, that is stuck on the compressed puerh. It is usually only present on beengs on the front (convex) side. Sometimes though, a particular beeng can have two neifei, one on each side. Often that is because it is a more valuable cake. Neifeis are used to determine the authenticity of a cake, but can often be faked and is more of a guide than a proof.
You can work around it and then steam the chunk to get the paper out when it comes to it. Some higher end cakes will also have a security tag on the back wrapper that will indicate if it’s been opened and in some cases, if you know what to look for, whether the cake is real or not.
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