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News & ArtsThursday, October 18, 2012
Video of the Day Lunchtime Quickie: This Coffee Tastes Like Sh*t!
Posted by Kelly O on Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Would you drink a cup of cat poop coffee, errrr, Kopi Luwak, if someone sat a cup down in front of you RIGHT NOW?
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This exact thing happened to me about three weeks ago; a friend brought some to a party and offered it up to anyone who cared to try it.
It was good. The main thing you notice is it doesn't have that sharp acidy bite that most coffee does.
It was good. The main thing you notice is it doesn't have that sharp acidy bite that most coffee does.
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I know people that have tried it in Bali, and claimed it was good or something, it really doesn't matter—what's hilarious is the image of a woman walking alone through the jungle, meticulously picking up these exotic beans off the jungle floor. I'm sure that's exactly how they do it.
And while I'm being the worst dude ever; palm civets aren't cats.
And while I'm being the worst dude ever; palm civets aren't cats.
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The little goth coffee place that used to be next to Rudy's on Pine, where Stumptown is now - pretty sure they used to carry it. Hugely expensive, if I recall.
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Palm civets were reservoirs and sources of SARS virus. And while, if I recall correctly, the initial transmission of SARS to humans resulted only from the preparation and/or consumption of their meat as another "delicacy," and the roasting of defecated coffee beans would almost certainly kill any virus, the coronaviruses as a group (of which SARS is a member) tend to infect the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts preferentially. Among others, Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) virus and bovine coronavirus cause diarrhea in young pigs and cows, respectively.
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