A few thoughts for you to grind on while you enjoy your morning beverage of choice.
According to legend Kaldi an Ethiopian goat herder noticed his goats became more energetic (jumping/dancing goats) when they nibbled the bright red berries of a certain bush. Kaldi chewed some berries and as a result took some to an Islamic holy man in a nearby monastery. The holy man disapproved and threw them into the fire,an enticing aroma billowed from the berries. The roasted beans were raked from the embers,ground up and dissolved in hot water,yielding the first cup of coffee.
Kopi luwak is a coffee so delicious it retails for a hundred dollars a pound,but before you decide you will have to try it you might want to know the process behind it. In places like the Philippines and Indonesia civets (a weasel like critter) are fed whole coffee cherries. The outer fruit is digested but the beans themselves come out the other end. Something happens to the beans caused by the civet's digestive juices. Farmers collect the droppings and thoroughly wash and dry them. The end result is a brew with rich aroma,full body and no bitterness. I am all for thinking outside the box,but why would anyone decide to dig through weasel feces for coffee beans??
One final thing to chew on in regards to coffee. During the Civil War the union designed a gun with a hand crank coffee grinder in the stock. One solider in each company could carry the coffee grinder gun and do the bean prep for the rest of the company. The guns were deemed impractical for battlefield use,but surviving specimens can fetch up to $45,000.
According to legend Kaldi an Ethiopian goat herder noticed his goats became more energetic (jumping/dancing goats) when they nibbled the bright red berries of a certain bush. Kaldi chewed some berries and as a result took some to an Islamic holy man in a nearby monastery. The holy man disapproved and threw them into the fire,an enticing aroma billowed from the berries. The roasted beans were raked from the embers,ground up and dissolved in hot water,yielding the first cup of coffee.
Kopi luwak is a coffee so delicious it retails for a hundred dollars a pound,but before you decide you will have to try it you might want to know the process behind it. In places like the Philippines and Indonesia civets (a weasel like critter) are fed whole coffee cherries. The outer fruit is digested but the beans themselves come out the other end. Something happens to the beans caused by the civet's digestive juices. Farmers collect the droppings and thoroughly wash and dry them. The end result is a brew with rich aroma,full body and no bitterness. I am all for thinking outside the box,but why would anyone decide to dig through weasel feces for coffee beans??
One final thing to chew on in regards to coffee. During the Civil War the union designed a gun with a hand crank coffee grinder in the stock. One solider in each company could carry the coffee grinder gun and do the bean prep for the rest of the company. The guns were deemed impractical for battlefield use,but surviving specimens can fetch up to $45,000.
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