Some seriously crap coffee...
"The world's most expensive cup of coffee has gone on sale in London – priced at a mere £50.
Seeming like a late April Fool but very much the real deal, the exclusive drink is sourced in part from cat droppings...
Kopi Luwak, or Civet coffee, is made from beans eaten, partly digested, and then expelled by the Indonesian civet cat...
Civets, who live in the foliage of plantations across south east Asia, are said to pick the best and ripest coffee berries. Enzymes in their digestive system break down the flesh of the fruit before the animals expel the bean.
Workers collect beans from the plantation floor, wash away the dung and roast them."
Well, at least it's all for charity. I can't imagine that the taste would be improved by passing through a cat first, but that shows what I know. I am curious to try it, but cannot afford fifty quid a shot. Maybe I should get a group of ten together - that would only be a modest fiver each.
Stand by tomorrow for the story about the gourmet black pudding that costs fifteen grand...
Cory
