World Most Expensive Coffee
Kopi Luwak
Coffee bean taken from the feces of a civet cat, lightly roasted to preserve its complex flavors, brew into a cup of coffee that people queue up to buy at the most expensive price in the world ....
Have you tasted it before? I was told that Kopi Luwak is a light coffee, not a thick cappuccino that keep us awake all night long....
Here are some info on Kopi Luwak taken from internet:
Kopi Luwak is made from coffee cherries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tracts of the Asian Palm civet cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The animals eat the ripe berries, and excrete partially-digested beans in their feces, which are then harvested. This process takes place on the islands of Indonesia which include Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, also in the Philippines, Vietnam and the coffee estates of south India. Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for up to $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and United States.
Kopi is the Indonesia word for coffee, and luwak for the Palm Civet Cat. The coffee berries, insects, small mammals and other fruits are civet cat's normal diet. The bean of the berry is not digested, but it is believed that stomach enzymes of the civet cat add to the coffee's flavor by breaking down the proteins that give coffee its bitter taste. The beans still covered in some inner layers of the cherry are excreted, and locals sell them to dealers. The beans are washed, and lightly roast so as to not destroy the complex flavors that develop through the process. One small cafe in the hills outside Townsville in Northern Australia sells Kopi Luwak at A$50.00 per cup, and the locals line up for it......
