Posted on 12/06/2010 8:02:05 AM PST by surroundedbyblue
This gives new meaning to the term ‘steaming cup of joe.’
The Bean Stop in Eau Claire Market is set to start serving Kopi Luwak — better known as cat poop coffee — on Tuesday, one of the most unique blends available anywhere on the planet.
“This will appeal to two groups of people,” said owner Ken Cutler.
“Coffee connoisseurs and there’s probably a group of people who will have a cup just say they had a cup.
“It’s such an unusual, odd and unique product.”
Produced in the Doi Chaang region of northern Thailand, Kopi Luwak is made when the common palm civet — a small, tree-dweller Cutler said is closer to a raccoon than a cat — eats coffee cherries.
Once passed through the animal’s digestive system, workers pick the seeds out — by hand — and they are processed.
The end result is what Cutler describes as one of the most unique blends of java you can find.
“It’s very smooth,” he said.
“It’s got both a fruity and an earthiness, it’s almost got a natural sweetness to it which is very unusual.” And this kind of coffee doesn’t come cheap.
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Not interested.....AT ALL!
This has been around for a long time. Kind of obscure, but nothing new. I have not tried it, but if given the chance I would. No, I would not regularly pay a lot of money for it, but I’d try it once.
So I take it that you aren’t going to be first in line?!!
yup, read about this a while ago... thanks but no thanks...and boy would I hate to be one of the workers who have to collect the beans... but I guess they got to feed their families somehow :(
Sorry. No cat poo for me. I am devoted to Starbucks’ delicious, extra-bold “Sumatra,” which I get expresso grind.
Think I’ll stick to Blue Mountain for top of the line, and leave the poop alone...
Another job Americans refuse to do.
I have drunk the Vietnamese version of “weasel coffee” but no drink is worth that kind of money. The Vietnamese Trung Nguyen brand sells a fake weasel coffee that seems indistinguishable from the real stuff at a much smaller price. It is every bit as good as advertised. All the SEA coffees are much smoother than Maxwell House. It seems to be that there is little acid or no in it. You can make a pot and leave it hot for several hours and it is still good coffee. The Folgers, etc. is undrinkable after half an hour.
Don't forget the fourth group:
"People who like to eat animal excrement."
I’d try it too. It must be the same coffee that Jack Nicholson drank in the movie “The Bucket List”.
**Kopi Luwak is made when the common palm civet***
Cat scatological humor.
“You will eat the cat poop! - Tino
“I will not eat cat poop.” - Ron Burgundy
“You will put the cat poop in your mouth!” - Tino
“No!” - Ron Burgundy
“Yes!” - Tino
“No!” - Ron Bugundy
“Si!” Tino
“I will not eat the cat poop!” - Ron Burgundy
“You will eat it immediately!” - Tino
“Fine, I’ll try to eat one.” Ron Burgundy
>> “Sumatra,” which I get expresso grind
Tried that, didn’t work for me. The Espresso and Italian roasts are interchangeable as far as my tastes go.
If my dog drank coffee, this would be for her!! She loves to eat cat poop!
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