Would you drink Coffee made from beans from the butt of this animal?

by theValiant1, on Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:32pm PST


-asian palm civet
(taken from wikipedia)

Kopi Luwak (pronounced [ˈkopi ˈluwak] ) or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. This process takes place on the islands of Sumatra , Java and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Philippines (where the product is called Kape Alamid) and in East Timor (locally called kafé-laku). Vietnam has a similar type of coffee, called weasel coffee, which is made from coffee berries which have been regurgitated by local weasels . In actuality the "weasel" is just the local version of the Asian Pal

Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and the United States . It is increasingly becoming available elsewhere, though supplies are limited; only 1,000 pounds (450 kg) at most make it into the world market each year.[1] One small cafe, the Heritage Tea Rooms , in the hills outside Townsville in Queensland , Australia , has Kopi Luwak coffee on the menu at A$ 50.00 (=US$48.00) per cup, selling approximately four cups a week, which has gained nationwide Australian press.[2] In April 2008, the brasserie of Peter Jones department store in London's Sloane Square starting selling a blend of Kopi Luwak and Blue Mountain called Caffe Raro for £50 (=US$99.00) a cup.[3] It has also recently become available at Selfridges, London, as part of their "Edible" range of exotic foods.

Now I being a coffee drinker, would have to pass on this one
but from what I have seen on cable shows like "bizzare foods" and "food network" say this is some pretty tasty stuff, (despite the gross out factor), so I ask if given an oppurtunity, would you try Kopi Luwak?


http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/would-you-drink-coffee-made-from-beans-from-the-butt-of-this-animal-340389/