Civet coffee

Amhran Nua

Have you? Would you?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12959381

Dahtac

I'd be inclined towards no, heavily. There is a stunning amount of incredible quality coffee available in the market at the moment.

Coffee that is processed, roasted and brewed correctly does not necessarily have to taste bitter, many can taste quite sweet, and is easily acquired for less that 40 quid a cup.

That said I have never had any myself, but tbh with the offerings from a number of roasters both Irish and British roasters that are simply amazing, I doubt I would fork out that much for a cup when potentially better is available for a tenth the price

sarkozy

I don't think you read the article. Anyway, I've had it, and it's very popular in Vietnam. So popular that you can get 'civet flavoured' coffee - for that civet flavour at supermarket prices.

Vietnam and Yunnan province in China grow lovely coffee.

Dahtac

I did actually read the article. And I am referring to the main thrust of the article which was almost entirely focused on traditional civet processing rather than cheap farmed alternatives or supermarket 'flavoured'.

I was also not referring to buying coffee in an Asian country either...

donnacha

I haven't ever tried it, and I certainly wouldn't pay a premium to drink it- I would definitely be interested in tasting it for comparison purposes.
I'm not sure how you would make Civet flavoured - surely its just a different processing method?