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Expensive caffeine: Coffee made from animal dung goes for £50 a cup
At Gadling we are pretty crazy about odd and bizarre foods. We've already written about Indonesian turd coffee, a byproduct of wild civets, but today the good news is that you don't have to travel all the way to Southeast Asia to get it. To get your morning cup of turd coffee, make your way to London instead.Peter Jones, a department store in Sloane Square, is selling a gourmet coffee blend made from animal dung and selling it at £50 a cup; that's almost $100! Caffe Raro, which is thought to be the most expensive coffee in the world, is a made from a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain and Kopi Luwak beans. The Kopi Luwak beans are eaten by the Asian palm civet, and once passed through their system, collected and sold for a little under $650 per kilogram. Don't worry -- they're washed before they are roasted.
$100 may seem like a lot to spend on a good cup of java -- especially when it's made from animal dung -- but then again, if you live in Europe, it's cheaper than a ticket to track down the specialty in Indonesia.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Autumn Apr 11th 2008 12:19AM
Only One Comment :
EECCHH..WTF are They THINKING ??
Send Me $50 and I'll piss in a cup and cure your dehydration LOL
Scotsman Apr 11th 2008 12:42AM
I have heard that this coffee is quite good and that it is well worth the money. Buying this too often, however, would burn a hole in your pocket.
gonefishin Apr 11th 2008 12:51AM
HOW DOES ONE KNOW HE IS IN ENGLAND?
1. WEATHER LOUSY.
2. FOOD LOUSY.
3. TEETH LOUSY.
4. COMPLEXIONS LOUSY.
5. MEN UGLY AND FAGGY.
6. WOMEN, UGLY AND HORSE-FACED.
7. I.Q. MATCHES THE PERSON'S AGE.
8. AUTOS HAVE 56 MILE WARRANTIES.
Pixie Apr 11th 2008 12:59AM
i don't drink coffee, it's all army boot sock wash water. but, i have horses and when a manure ball of their's dries out, it sorta looks like a ball of shredded wheat cereal. huummm, if i were to sprinkle powdered sugar on these dried balls, do ya think i can sell 'em to the english? horse poop won't kill you, it's just processed hay and grains. these could be served as pastry to go with thier turd coffee.
J. A. Apr 11th 2008 1:02AM
iF THIS IS TRUE.....THEY HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
THE EQUV.OF A HUNDRED BUCKS FOR A CUP OF SHIT??? WHAT ARE THEY USING FOR BRAINS.
patrickgawne Apr 11th 2008 2:49AM
So, I read in a book once that the origin of Coffee was some Arab goatherd noticed that when his goats ate the fruit of a certain plant they became playful and agitated. This fellow decided to cook the beans inside the poop and consume the soup. Bing, Bam, thank you Ma'am, coffee was born.
Isn't this sort of the same idea?
Mickey Apr 11th 2008 2:57AM
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO ya'll crack me the hell up!!
DJ Apr 11th 2008 3:12AM
well, considering how lousy the food is in the UK, why should their coffee be any different!
T. Benjamin Larsen Apr 15th 2008 8:59AM
Here's a small animation I did about the origins of the wonderful crapuchino: http://www.tbenjaminlarsen.com/files/f877a5732d7012c7699264f5c35f7fd8-30.php