Say Hello to the Civet: The Maker of $600 Coffee Yes, it’s true — this mammal, native to Africa and Asia, is responsible for pooping out the world’s most expensive coffee, called Kopi Luwak. Civets are fed coffee cherries, and during digestion the animal’s enzymes mix with the coffee beans before they, ahem, pass through, giving the beans a unique, bitter taste. See how it all happens…
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The Cherries Are Chosen A farmer in East Java, Indonesia, picks coffee cherries to feed the civets.
A Whole Team at Work: Hand-Picking the Cherries
The Civet Approaches…
Gets Ready to Dig In…
…and is joined by friends for Dinner.
Gathering the Dung With Gloves… In East Java, workers use gloves to clear the results of the feast.
That Ain’t Peanuts and Nougat. Civet poop before it’s turned into the coffee.
Separating It and Washing It Off
Another Step In Production
A Worker Displays the Cleaned off Beans.
The Very Expensive End Result
Pictured: Coffee Alamid, one Philippine brand. Because a very limited supply is produced each year, civit coffee can cost up to $600 per pound.
I found this from this site – New 7 Wonders of Nature – and it was voted as of the 7 wonders of the world! – I’ve never been to here and would love to go and see for myself. You need to go to site and you can vote your 7 wonders of the world!
Country: PHILIPPINES
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences. The underground river is reputed to be the world’s longest. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water’s edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.
I think its about time that the businessmen in PI and others that can help in keeping our country up to speed with the rest of the world. We should be proud and love the country we were born in. ALL of us who were lucky enough to get an education from abroad, should try to bring back some of that knowledge to the Philippines and help the people who were not lucky enough. Just as the letter said from a “foreigner” who saw it first hand – we need to love our country and our neighbors! Thanks to Good News Pilipinas for this story.
The country’s top business tycoons got together for a key meeting to help lead the effort to save Pasig River through the Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig project.
The movers and shakers in the Philippine business community make up the Advisory Board of Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig, the newest project of ABS-CBN Foundation in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission.
Among the members who attended the key meeting were Ayala Corp. president and chief operating officer Fernando Zobel, San Miguel Corp. president and COO Ramon Ang, Aboitiz Transport System president and chief executive officer Endika Aboitiz, ABS-CBN president and COO Charo Santos-Concio, SM Investments vice chairman Tessie Coson-Sy represented by SM Foundation executive director Debbie Sy, Philippine Daily Inquirer president and CEO Sandy Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine STAR editor-in-chief Isaac Belmonte, Globe Asiatique president Delfin Lee, Herma Group of Co. president and CEO Hermie Esguerra, Manila Water president Rene Almendraz, and Maynilad president Babes Singson.
Kapit Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig aims to rehabilitate the Pasig River and its tributaries, and for its initial salvo will focus its efforts on Estero de Paco this year.
“Cleaning of Estero de Paco is very important,” said Gina Lopez, managing director of ABS-CBN Foundation. “If we do it in Paco, we will show it can be done. That success will snowball and pave the way for other possibilities.”
The KBPIP has declared the whole 2.9-kilometer stretch of Estero de Paco as a Clean River Zone.
The KBPIP has already begun the voluntary relocation of the informal settlers living along the banks of Estero de Paco. The families have been moved to “Bayanijuan sa Calauan,” the official resettlement site of KBPIP in Laguna.
The National Housing Authority and ABS-CBN Foundation signed a memorandum of agreement to co-manage the 107-hectare Calauan site.
“I am glad that ABS-CBN Foundation has invaluable partners,” declared Lopez. “Working together really renders significant results. This meeting is really about presenting the Pasig project to the Board and have everyone own it so it will really be a kapit-bisig project.”
“The role of media is key in raising the consciousness of people, in awakening hope,” said Lopez. “With such strong backing from the private sector and media, I have no doubt that we will be able to clean this river.”
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