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Yuk! I love my coffee, but this is a bit much!=^..^=

Why, pray, tell, would someone want second-hand coffee?? Or third hand...

Well, I’ve spent the day trying to get my cats to eat some coffee beans, but no dice, darn it.

Have you ever heard of Civet Cat Coffee. It is the rarest type of coffee in the world, a delicacy in some circles. But is has a strange and almost impossible to believe orgin.

Coffee is grown in many countires in the world and one of the largest producers is Vietnam.

In many Asian countries you will find a cute animal in the wild called Civet cats. They are often kept on caffee plantations in cages.

Civet cats love eating coffee berries, or stones as they are called. The stones have hard shells around them that many coffee lovers believe contributes to the sometimes bitter flavor of coffee.

The powerful digestive fluids in the Civet cat's intestines breaks this outer shell down. Are you guessing yet why this particular coffee is so rare? It seems that some plantations gather the beans that have passed through the Civet cat for processing into coffee. In the image above it looks like an impatient coffee lover is encouraging the Civet to give him the beans.

Once the Civet has done his business the workers hand pick the beans from the feces. They gather it together and according to our research they claim it is sterilized. That's good!

The sterilized beans minus that bitter outer layer are gathered and I suppose the lucky Civet is released into the coffee patch to have a go at the coffee again. According to sources Vietnam is the second largest producer of coffee in the world. Or as Civet coffee makers say; We are NUMBER TWO and so is our coffee!

The beans are dryed and ready to be ground into coffee for human consumption. Thirsty for some are you?

You can order some from Firebox.com at $35.00 U.S. for a two ounce package. According to my calculations that is $560.00 per pound! Ain't that a load of crap?