What is this?

[ewx]

Found at the bottom of cup of tea, it’s smooth to the touch and fairly bendy. We are mystified.

Comments

[diziet (from livejournal.com)]

The tea tasted fine. It was black and unsweetened. No-one tasted the weird spike. The person who made the tea swears the spike wasn't there when they put the tea bag into the cup and poured the water.

[aldabra]

Perhaps it rehydrated?