So while I was reading about Indonesia, out of curiosity and in search of interesting material to include in this blog, I read about the World's most expensive coffee which is produced in Indonesia. Before you start imagining about its exceptional taste or natural rarity, here is the gross reality for you. It is a by-product of an animal's feces! Yes as gross as it may sound, it is literally the most expensive shit ever. A cup of this coffee known as kopi Luwak is sold for $80 in London. Basically, beans of coffee berries are fed to Asian Palm Civets - a small cat-like creature found mostly in Indonesia, which undergo some chemical reactions in this animal's stomach and are excreted out in its feces without their usual bitterness. The world is full of strange and amazing things!
On a more serious note after reading about Indonesia, I feel grateful for being blessed with this opportunity of travelling to a country that is the definition of diversity. From biodiversity to ethnic diversity it offers variety in all forms and I believe that no place can offer us such a learning experience as Indonesia promises to. Also, I think that Indonesia is a largely neglected country considering what it has to offer. At least I was totally unaware of most of the interesting facts that Bilal told through the trivia or I read on internet. Although it sounds pretty generic, one of our goals can be about focusing on how to advertise all the amazing stuff Indonesia has in store, especially in terms of Eco-tourism.
On a more serious note after reading about Indonesia, I feel grateful for being blessed with this opportunity of travelling to a country that is the definition of diversity. From biodiversity to ethnic diversity it offers variety in all forms and I believe that no place can offer us such a learning experience as Indonesia promises to. Also, I think that Indonesia is a largely neglected country considering what it has to offer. At least I was totally unaware of most of the interesting facts that Bilal told through the trivia or I read on internet. Although it sounds pretty generic, one of our goals can be about focusing on how to advertise all the amazing stuff Indonesia has in store, especially in terms of Eco-tourism.
That is crazy! It's cool that the bitterness of the coffee bean can be taken away by stomach acid, but also gross that it's done that way. I, too, am very excited to visit such an amazing place and hopeful that we can bring some positive light and recognition to this region by our efforts there and when we return.
ReplyDeleteI am really curious about how many people on this trip would be willing to try this coffee if we came across it, any takers?
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