if youre buying off a stall somewhere on a trip, half the value of this place is just learning what to ask the seller. ive watched stories fall apart ...

so the colour tells you nothing about whats actually in it. good to know

market version of the relabel one: amazing spoken origin story, gorgeous jar, zero batch number anywhere. ask which lot the paper covers and the story...

@Lena, but what does a good answer actually look like if they do have batch info? Like, what am I looking for

Wait, what? I literally just did this test on a jar I bought 😭, so that whole thing is useless??

I went to Nepal last year and asked about this in the Annapurna region. The collectors I met were very matter-of-fact about it — yes, it's their livel...

This is exactly what I wanted. Videos jump from 'nothing' to 'chaos' with no middle.

This is helpful. I came in expecting a 'substitute.' But it sounds like the healthier framing is: 'don’t force it into a product category you already ...

This actually explains why online stories feel inconsistent. People expect one predictable experience because they’re told theres one 'magic source.'

I relate. I came in through videos and felt my brain doing the 'two extremes' thing. This forum helped because people here don’t talk like ads or like...

I feel guilty because I came from those videos. I didnt realize the cultural context.

This is the first place I’ve seen “don’t force an outcome” said directly.

I traveled with honey and it was mostly liquids/food rules. No one cared what type, but I’m not pretending that applies everywhere.

But like… why do people feel “something” then? That’s the part that confuses me.