Comments on: Kopi Luwak—”Monkey Coffee”

By: Roy Sencio

Roy Sencio — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:29:58 +0000

Thanks for the information, I have been trying to find sellers of Kopi Luwak online, but could not find any, would appreciate if someone could help. Here are additional facts I learned about kopi luwak.

http://www.roysencio.com/kopi-luwak-coffee-with-a-twist/

By: JV Heineman

JV Heineman — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:27:29 +0000

There is a segment on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern about Vietnamese cuisine in which he partakes of “Civet Coffee” and, yes indeed, the undigested beans are harvested out of the feces of this mongoose like animal. He comments the coffee is fabulous with a long finishing note and a smokey almost peaty flavor.

http://travel.discovery.com/tv/bizarre-foods/destinations/vietnam.html

By: Betty

Betty — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:46:08 +0000

jwsharrard: A cup of freshly brewed weasel coffee will run you $7 at Lotus Leaf. http://www.lotusleafcafe.com/

By: Farmer Troy

Farmer Troy — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:21:23 +0000

I’ve heard of this before, and the drink contains no poo . . . the beans are taken from the poo and washed before brewing, at least that is how I always understood it. Supposedly the digestion process that takes place in the monkey’s stomach gives the bean some kind of better taste.

By: Rob R.

Rob R. — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:24:01 +0000

I am also skeptical of this, but it comes up so often lately that it may be legitimate.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:31:14 +0000

But brains, eyeballs, oysters (mmm), and cicadas are not excrement.

Oh well: monkey see, monkey do(o).

By: MIL

MIL — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:54:28 +0000

Your Mother-in-Law tried boiled cicadas while in China….actually, they were nicely seasoned and very tasty. I was, however, not fond of the sea cucumbers which are considered a delicacy. I think we tried everything we were offered at least once…..that was our goal. We definitely did not go hungry.

By: jwsharrard

jwsharrard — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:07:52 +0000

Is the “weasel coffee” expensive? I’ve heard that Kopi Luwak goes for $5 a cup or more (in fact, that info comes from the link above).

And it’s not monkey poo, it’s Asian Palm Civet poo. Huge difference (ha!) but yes, I’d drink it. Not because everyone else is doing it, but because as a culinarian and a writer, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try what is apparently a delicacy. It’s similar to when I ate duck brains and eyeballs when I was in China… when else would I have a chance to try that again? Or on a slightly more modest scale, the first time I was faced with the concept of eating a raw oyster, I was a bit hesitant to do so, but now I love those slimy bivalves and eat them almost every chance I get (assuming the month has an r in it).

By: Betty

Betty — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:48:50 +0000

The Vietnamese have “weasel coffee”. In the Raleigh, NC area, you can find it on the menu at the Lotus Leaf Cafe. But this is just too weird for me … I’ll be sticking with Tanzanian Peaberry.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:01:00 +0000

That’s the way I read it!