Thread
:
What's in a Cup of Coffee??
View Single Post
10-21-2009, 12:20 PM
#
13
kenstogie
following the whiterabbit
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 1,325
Trading: (
3
)
Re: What's in a Cup of Coffee??
Kopi Luak (pronounced [ˈkopi 'luwak]) 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) and other related civets. The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. This process takes place on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Philippines (where the product is called Motit Coffee in the Cordillera, or Kape Alamid in Tagalog areas) and in East Timor (locally called kafé-laku). Local lore in Vietnam has given the name "weasel coffee" to civet coffee, in what is considered the closest recognizable translation to English.
__________________
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
kenstogie
View Public Profile
Send a private message to kenstogie
Find More Posts by kenstogie