Posted on 11/21/2001 8:14:19 AM PST by jrherreid
BEST COFFEE MADE FROM MONKEY POO; CRAPPUCCINO
DAILY STAR
Wed Nov 21 2001 10:22:30 ET Coffee drinkers are going bananas over a brew that's made of MONKEY DUNG.
Brits are flooding exclusive US stockists with orders for the brew, called Kopi Luwak, made from berries that have passed through the digestive system of Indonesian monkeys. Unlucky coffee plantation staff have to search through the dung to gather the bizarre "harvest" of coffee berries, which are said to emerge virtually intact.
Experts reckon the monkey business gives the drink a unique "earthy" taste, which has made it the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the world.
It is in such short supply - just 500 lb of it is harvested a year - that it is virtually impossible to get hold of in Britain and has only limited availability in the States and Japan.
Experts say the brew first came to light hundreds of years ago, when explorers sampled it on the Indonesian isles of Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi.
The monkey - known as the Palm Toddy Cat - lives on a diet of alcoholic tree sap and coffee berries.
US-based food and drink critic Chris Rubin said:
"Whether it's because the intestinal juices give some special flavour or because it eats only perfectly ripe berries, the Toddy Cat's droppings produce what many say is the world's finest coffee."
Some exclusive US outlets sell Kopi Luwak for around a FIVER a cup.
US Coffee supplier Mark Mountanos has snapped up 110 lb of the beans.
He said: "We've had interest from all over the world because it is very hard to get hold of."
US coffee shop owner Richard Karno ordered a pound from Mark's firm - but only after he convinced him it wasn't a joke.
He said: "It's the best coffee I've ever tasted. It smells musty, but it roasts up real nice."
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With your Holy Grail and Simpsons quoting, and love of computer games, thou wouldst have madeth the perfect mate for this poor wretch! Alas, lo, curse thy capricious maleficence oh Fate. Thou hast wounded man a million times, and but for man's strength, thoust have dealt him a killer blow!
"You've got to be sh*tin' me!"
With that diet, it must be the ultimate party animal.
So9
You will enjoy eating monkey if you enjoy the smell of a monkey; with burnt hair and singeing added...
Word.
(he didn't actually say 'word'. I put that in there simply because he was an authority on--ummmm--'monkey taste'.)
What? Rinse the monkeys?
(That's a good band name BTW)
In the Nam 30-some years ago. When we were in base camp (seldom) we would always tell the mess Sgt, "hey Sarge... this coffee tastes like monkeysh*t!" Little did we know, the old Sarge was serving us fine, gourmet blend! God bless you Sarge....where ever you are!
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