"expensive coffee beverage made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian palm civet (""Paradoxurus hermaphroditus"") and other related civets. ""Teh botol"", bottled sweet jasmine tea, is now quite popular and locally competes favourably with international bottled soda beverages such as Coca-Cola and Fanta. ""Kopi susu"" (coffee with sweetened condensed milk) is an Indonesian version of Café au lait. Es kelapa muda or young coconut ice is fresh drink which is made from chilled young coconut water, coconut flesh and syrup. It is among favourite beverage in Indonesia. Fruit juices (""jus"") are very popular. Varieties"
"is coffee made from coffee berries that have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian palm civet (""Paradoxurus hermaphroditus""). Giant pandas provide fertilizer for the world's most expensive green tea. In Malaysia, tea is made from the droppings of stick insects fed on guava leaves. In northern Thailand, elephants are used to digest coffee beans in order to make Black Ivory coffee, which is among the world's most expensive coffees. Dog feces were used in the tanning process of leather during the Victorian era. Collected dog feces, known as ""pure"", ""puer"", or ""pewer"", were mixed"
"have been eaten and partly digested by the Asian palm civet, then harvested from its fecal matter. The civets digest the flesh of the coffee cherries but pass the pits (beans) inside, where stomach enzymes affect the beans, which adds to the coffee's prized aroma and flavor. can cost up to $600 in some parts of the world and about $100 a cup in others. The Malay civet is found in many habitats, including forests, secondary habitats, cultivated land, and the outskirts of villages, and is highly adaptable to human disturbances, including ""selecting logging"" (partial forest removal). African civets (""Civettictis"
"2013, ""The Seattle Times"" reported that global coffee prices dropped more than 50 percent year-over-year. The downward trend continued, and in September 2018 coffee futures dropped to a 12-year low, below the cost of production for many farmers in mountainous regions who cannot use mechanized harvesting methods. In Thailand, black ivory coffee beans are fed to elephants whose digestive enzymes reduce the bitter taste of beans collected from dung. These beans sell for up to $1,100 a kilogram ($500 per lb), achieving the world's most expensive coffee some three times costlier than beans harvested from the dung of Asian palm"
"wolverine. The highest prices are received for marten, mink, beaver, otter, and silver fox, followed by wolf, coyote, and wolverine; but the major portion of income is derived from mink, beaver, marten, and muskrat due to the greater abundance of these species. The fur of the wolf, and wolverine have little commercial value in the fur market but are utilized by the Alaska Natives for parka trimming. Gut or intestines (""qilu, qiluq, qiluk"" ""qiluit"" in Yup'ik and Cup'ik, ""qilu"" in Cup'ig) and large intestines (""qilurpak"" ""qilurpiit"" in Yup'ik and Cup'ik, ""qilurpag"" in Cup'ig) were used to make waterproof raincoat parkas"
"most expensive coffees, at US$1,100 per kilogram. It has limited availability, and at a few luxury hotels it is available at the price of US$50 a cup. The supply of Black Ivory coffee depends on the availability of coffee cherries, the appetite of the elephants, the number of beans destroyed through chewing of the beans and the ability of the mahouts and their wives to recover intact beans. The high price of the product is largely due to the large number of coffee cherries needed to produce the finished product: 33 kilograms (72 pounds) of raw coffee cherries results in"
"digestive process. This results in a smooth, mild cup, with a sweet after-taste. Kopi Luwak is very rare, and can retail for more than $600 per kilogram. The Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI) is located in Jember, Java. Current activities of ICCRI in the coffee sector include: The Agribusiness Market and Support Activity (AMARTA) conducted research on the effectiveness of the Brocap Trap technology in Toraja, Sidikilang and Gayo. This trap is designed to catch the coffee berry borer (CBB) insect, a major pest in coffee. It was developed by CIRAD, a French agricultural research institute. Brocap traps"
"farmers remove the outer skin from the cherries mechanically, using rustic pulping machines, called ""luwak"". The coffee beans, still coated with mucilage, are then stored for up to a day. Following this waiting period, the mucilage is washed off and the coffee is partially dried for sale. At least one U.S. manufacturer, soft drink producer Bai, purchases the non-bean remnants of coffee cherries for use in their products. Otherwise, these remnants are discarded. Collectors and processors then hull the coffee in a semi-wet state, which gives the beans a distinctive bluish-green appearance. This process reduces acidity and increases body, resulting"
"is called a ""peaberry"". The peaberry occurs only between 10 and 15% of the time, and it is a fairly common (yet scientifically unproven) belief that they have more flavour than normal coffee beans. Like Brazil nuts (a seed) and white rice, coffee beans consist mostly of endosperm. The two most economically important varieties of coffee plant are the Arabica and the Robusta; ~60% of the coffee produced worldwide is Arabica and ~40% is Robusta. Arabica beans consist of 0.8–1.4% caffeine and Robusta beans consist of 1.7–4% caffeine. As coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, coffee"
"""Washington Post"" reviewed kopi luwak available to US consumers and concluded ""It tasted just like...Folgers. Stale. Lifeless. Petrified dinosaur droppings steeped in bathtub water. I couldn't finish it."" Some critics claim more generally that kopi luwak is simply bad coffee, purchased for novelty rather than taste. Massimo Marcone, who performed extensive chemical tests on the beans, was unable to conclude if anything about their properties made them superior for purposes of making coffee. He employed several professional coffee tasters (called ""cuppers"") in a blind taste test. While the cuppers were able to distinguish the kopi luwak as distinct from the"
"one kilogram (two pounds) of the finished product. Most of the beans are not recoverable because they are chewed by the elephants, become fragmented, or after being excreted are lost in the bush. This coffee is produced by Black Ivory Coffee Co. Ltd. at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation in Chiang Saen, an elephant refuge that cares for rescued elephants. Approximately 20 elephants at the foundation produce the coffee. Eight percent of Black Ivory Coffee Company sales are donated to the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, which is used to fund the elephants' health care. The consumption of the"
"Panda tea Panda tea or panda dung tea is a type of tea cultivated in the mountains of Ya'an, Sichuan and fertilized by the dung of pandas. When it officially goes on the market in April 2012 it will reputedly be the world's most expensive tea and 50 grams (approximately 16 cups of tea) sold for $3,500 (£2,200), or about $200 (£130) a cup. An Yanshi, a local panda tea entrepreneur, argues that the tea is healthy given that pandas only consume wild bamboo and absorb only about 30% of the nutrients and that it encourages ""the culture of recycling"
"instead used to give off an aroma – in other words, a type of potpourri for coffee drinkers. They come packed in a removable netted bag, which is placed inside the back of the bear through a Velcro opening. The coffee’s fragrance comes through the bears’ bellies, which are made of a burlap/jute material. The porous nature of the material allows for emission of the scent. In addition to the whole beans themselves, a sample pack of ground coffee (again, of the appropriate flavor) is included. Each of the bears comes with an attached coaster, which takes the place of"
"years after planting for a coffee plant to produce coffee beans that are ripe enough to harvest. The plant eventually grows small white blossoms that drop and are replaced by green berries. These green berries will become a deep red color as they ripen. It takes about 9 months for the green cherries to reach their deepest red color. Because this kind of harvest is labor-intensive, and thus more costly, it is used primarily to harvest the finer arabica beans. The laborers who pick coffee by hand receive payment by the basketful. , payment per basket is between US$2.00 to"
"of the archaeological record is so direct an indicator. A process that preserves feces in a way that they may be analyzed later is called the Maillard reaction. This reaction creates a casing of sugar that preserves the feces from the elements. To extract and analyze the information contained within, researchers generally have to freeze the feces and grind it up into powder for analysis. Animal dung occasionally is used as a cement to make adobe mudbrick huts, or even in throwing sports such as cow pat throwing or camel dung throwing contests. Kopi Luwak (pronounced ), or civet coffee,"
"and using organic fertilizers."" Panda tea Panda tea or panda dung tea is a type of tea cultivated in the mountains of Ya'an, Sichuan and fertilized by the dung of pandas. When it officially goes on the market in April 2012 it will reputedly be the world's most expensive tea and 50 grams (approximately 16 cups of tea) sold for $3,500 (£2,200), or about $200 (£130) a cup. An Yanshi, a local panda tea entrepreneur, argues that the tea is healthy given that pandas only consume wild bamboo and absorb only about 30% of the nutrients and that it encourages"
"Monkey brains Monkey brains is a dish consisting of, at least partially, the brain of some species of monkey or ape. In Western popular culture, its consumption is repeatedly portrayed and debated, often in the context of portraying exotic cultures as exceptionally cruel, callous, and/or strange. It is unclear whether monkey brains have ever been served in a restaurant or whether the practice itself is an urban legend. Initial confusion over a translated term for the edible mushroom ""Hericium erinaceus"" may have played a part in the belief that monkey brains were used in Asian cuisine, as this mushroom is"
"coffee cherries does not adversely affect the elephants, and veterinary tests concluded that caffeine is not absorbed from the coffee cherries they consume. Black Ivory Coffee Black Ivory Coffee is a brand of coffee produced by the Black Ivory Coffee Company Ltd in northern Thailand from Arabica coffee beans consumed by elephants and collected from their waste. The taste of Black Ivory coffee is influenced by elephants' digestive enzymes, which breaks down the coffee's protein. The coffee beans are digested within 15 to 70 hours, and are present with various other ingredients in the elephants' stomachs, which imparts specific flavors"
"his flock nibbled on the bright red berries of a certain bush, chewed on the fruit himself. His exhilaration prompted him to bring the berries to a monk in a nearby monastery. But the monk disapproved of their use and threw them into the fire, from which an enticing aroma billowed, causing other monks to come and investigate. The roasted beans were quickly raked from the embers, ground up, and dissolved in hot water, yielding the world's first cup of coffee. Since this story is not known to have appeared in writing before 1671, 800 years after it was supposed"
"cocoa bean, which some experts thought was extinct. Groves of cocoa trees producing the Nacional variety were discovered in the valley of Piedra de Plata located in the mountains of the Arriba cacao-growing region of Ecuador, in the province called Manabi. DNA analysis confirmed that the beans were comprised purely of the Nacional genotype. The chocolate bar is handcrafted, and production involves fermenting the cocoa beans. It has been considered to be one of the most expensive in the world, with prices ranging from $270-$375 for a 50-gram bar. The chocolate bar is composed entirely of the Nacional cocoa bean,"
"Kona coffee Kona coffee is the market name for coffee (""Coffea arabica"") cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Only coffee from the Kona Districts can be described as ""Kona"". The weather of sunny mornings, cloud or rain in the afternoon, little wind, and mild nights combined with porous, mineral-rich volcanic soil create favorable coffee growing conditions. The loanword for coffee in the Hawaiian language is ""kope,"" pronounced . The coffee plant was brought"
"called “luwak”. The coffee beans, still coated with mucilage, are then stored for up to a day. Afterwards the mucilage is washed off and the parchment coffee is partially dried for sale, retaining only 30% to 35% of the moisture content. Processors and collectors then hull the coffee in a semi-wet state, which gives the beans a unique bluish-green appearance. This method is thought to reduce acidity and increase body, resulting in the classic Indonesian cup profile. The Giling Basah process can create a ""goat's foot,"" a split on one end, in green coffee beans. Sometimes the hulling machine partially"
"have been very salty in taste and poorly-received. Virtually all variants of the American children's playground song ""Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts"" contain the lyrics ""mutilated monkey meat"". Monkey meat Monkey meat is the flesh and other edible parts derived from monkeys. Human consumption of monkey meat has been historically recorded in numerous parts of the world, including multiple Asian and African nations. Monkey meat consumption has been reported in parts of Europe and the Americas as well. A 2014 documentary by ""Vice News"" found that Liberia has a burgeoning monkey meat industry, with locals describing it"
"Asian palm civet, which is also kept in coffee farms to produce Kopi Luwak. Bats are well represented, perhaps the most famous place to encounter them remaining is the Goa Lawah (Temple of the Bats) where they are worshipped by the locals and also constitute a tourist attraction. They also occur in other cave temples, for instance at Gangga Beach. Two species of monkey occur. The crab-eating macaque, known locally as ""kera"", is quite common around human settlements and temples, where it becomes accustomed to being fed by humans, particularly in any of the three ""monkey forest"" temples, such as"
"meerkats, hyenas, baboons and bat-eared foxes, as well as humans. According to a case study by the Australian National Botanic Gardens, the fruiting body is eaten by the Khoisan of the Kalahari. In the same study, a citation from the study states that: There is already considerable commercial harvesting of Kalahari truffles. However there is still much more that needs to be learned to ensure that the Kalahari truffle industry is sustainable and the authors emphasize that equally important is attention to the interests of the indigenous inhabitants. The current populations of K. pfeilii are thought to be in deterioration,"
"""Coffea arabica"" and ""Coffea canephora"", are processed to extract the coffee beans. In many rural areas of the world, fruit is gathered from forest trees for consumption. Many trees bear edible nuts which can loosely be described as being large, oily kernels found inside a hard shell. These include coconuts (""Cocos nucifera""), Brazil nuts (""Bertholletia excelsa""), pecans (""Carya illinoinensis""), hazel nuts (""Corylus""), almonds (""Prunus dulcis""), walnuts (""Juglans regia""), pistachios (""Pistacia vera"") and many others. They are high in nutritive value and contain high-quality protein, vitamins and minerals as well as dietary fibre. Walnuts are particularly beneficial to health and contain"
"unusual process contributed to its rarity and subsequently, its high price. More recently, growing numbers of intensive civet ""farms"" have been established and operated across Southeast Asia, confining tens of thousands of animals to live in battery cages and be force-fed. Concerns were raised over the safety of civet coffee after evidence suggested that the SARS virus originated from palm civets. '""The conditions are awful, much like battery chickens"", said Chris Shepherd, deputy regional director of the conservation NGO, TRAFFIC south-east Asia. ""The civets are taken from the wild and have to endure horrific conditions. They fight to stay together"
"the ceremonial royal barges. Nawarupa Nawarupa (, also spelt nawa rupa; , lit. ""nine forms""), also known as byala (Arakanese: ဗျာလ or ဗျာလ္လ), is a chimeric creature found in Burmese and Rakhine (Arakanese) mythology. The nawarupa is made of 9 animals, possessing the trunk of a naga or elephant, the eyes of a deer, the horns of a rhinoceros, the tongue or wings of a parrot, the body of a lion or naya, the tail of a peacock or yak, the ears of an elephant or horse, and the feet of a chinthe or karaweik. In the Konbaung dynasty, the"
"herbivory. Fruits and leaves also contain caffeine, and can be used to make a tea. (See: Coffee cherry tea) The fruit is also used in many brands of soft drink as well as pre-packaged teas. Several insect pests affect coffee production, including the coffee borer beetle (""Hypothenemus hampei"") and the coffee leafminer (""Leucoptera caffeina""). Coffee is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) species, ""Dalcera abrasa"", turnip moth and some members of the genus ""Endoclita"", including ""E. damor"" and ""E. malabaricus"". New species of ""Coffea"" are still being identified in the 2000s. In"
"yaks and zebra were first to be killed. Some animals survived: the monkeys were thought to be too akin to humans to be killed, the lions and tigers were too dangerous, and the hippopotamus of the Jardin des Plantes also escaped because the price of 80,000 francs demanded for it was beyond the reach of any of the butchers. Menus began to offer exotic dishes such as ""Tête d'Ane Farcie"" (Stuffed Donkey's Head), ""Côtes d'Ours"" (Bear Ribs), ""Chat flanqué des Rats"" (Cat with Rats), ""Cuissot de Loup, Sauce Chevreuil"" (Haunch of Wolf with a Deer Sauce), ""Terrine d'Antilope aux truffes"""
"however that can be enhanced by allowing these coffee beans to dry with its natural sugars. Maragogipe is a rarity in the coffee world and it is appreciated by coffee aficionados. Maragogipe Coffee ""Scientific Name:"" Coffea arabica L var. maragogipe A. Fern. Ex A. Frohner Maragogipe is a variety of Arabica Coffee, also known as Elephant Coffee Beans. It is believed that this coffee is a spontaneous mutation of Arabica coffee that happened in Maragogipe, Bahia in Brazil. This is a very large size coffee bean in comparison to other Arabica coffee beans. Its consistency is porous. Maragogipe coffee’s flavor"
"hippo meat is illegal, but black-market sales are difficult for Virunga National Park officers to track. Hippo meat is considered a delicacy in some areas of central Africa and the teeth have become a valued substitute for elephant ivory. In the late 1980s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar kept four hippos in a private menagerie at his residence in Hacienda Nápoles, east of Medellín, Colombia, after buying them in New Orleans. They were deemed too difficult to seize and move after Escobar's death, and hence left on the untended estate. By 2007, the animals had multiplied to 16 and had"
"from the sale of a single tiger’s parts on the black market. With a growing affluence in countries where tiger parts are so greatly valued, demand is high. Located in the Kachin State of Myanmar, the Hukaung Valley is the world's largest tiger reserve, and is home to Myanmar's remaining tiger population. Since 2006, the Yuzana Corporation's wealthy owner Htay Myint alongside local authorities has expropriated more than of land from more than 600 households in the valley. Much of the trees have been cut down and the land has been transformed into plantations. Some of the land taken by"