When in Bali, it's worth paying a visit to a plantation. After arriving, you are briefly shown around before being encouraged to try a huge variety of the different teas and coffees that they produce, all of which are flavoured with vanilla, coconut, ginger, etc. For those less keen on caffeine, they even throw in a cup of cocoa.
It costs nothing to visit the plantation, and the beverages they give you there are all free of charge. This is despite the fact that they are all extremely tasty.
They don't charge you because while you're there, they hope to entice you to spend your money on the coffee that Bali is renowned for worldwide. Given that Luwak coffee is said to be the most expensive in the world, it was quite a surprise to learn that it is effectively made from cat poo. This is because a luwak, or feral feline, eats only the finest and richest coffee beans, rejecting the rest.
Yet after consuming them, by a miracle of nature, the beans somehow remain undigested and they reappear whole in the feline's turds.
Plantation workers then sift through the cats' droppings (quite literally) and after being roasted over an open fire, the beans are then ground and the coffee is sold for an extremely high price.
One 50g packet of Luwak coffee retails at around US $30, EUR 23 or GBP 20, and you only get about 6 cups per packet.
It's so good that it's endorsed by countless celebrities, and even Austin Powers drinks it.
It's so good that it's endorsed by countless celebrities, and even Austin Powers drinks it.
Cheers!
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