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Would you drink coffee made from animal poo?

Kopi Luwak, or civet coffee, is one of the most expensive brews in the world – 2 pounds of the stuff sells for as much as $700 in Europe. But the way it’s made may give you pause: Coffee beans are fed to a civet – a critter that looks like a cat on steroids – then are separated from its droppings. Would you drink civet coffee? Discuss and share your thoughts with other readers.

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17.3%
Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!
827 votes
74.1%
No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!
3,536 votes
8.6%
Well, maybe I’d smell it, at least. But $700 for two pounds is even more expensive than Starbucks!
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No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

Oh pluease!

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    #1
     - netbob
     - 11:03 am EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
    No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

    Gross! Sounds like something Congress would go for!

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    #2
     - tw-601157
     - 11:24 am EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
    No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

    I wonder who the first person to try poo coffee was. They must've had a serious caffeine habit and been in a real bind!

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      #3
       - lbeall
       - 11:31 am EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
      Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

      As always, MSNBC gets the headline and the opinion question wrong. The coffee is not made from Civet dung but from coffee beans. Why not?

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        #4
         - Brian-337051
         - 11:47 am EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
        Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

        I would probably try it if I didn't have to pay that much. I like coffee, but no coffee is worth $700/2pounds!

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          #5
           - monkeybarrel
           - 12:00 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
          Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

          Sure, I'll try it..but why is this news? The same info has been reported for the past 5 years at least.

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          #6
           - vdancer
           - 12:00 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
          No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

          Idiocy continues to reach new heights

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          #7
           - Art-418222
           - 12:08 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
          Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

          It isn't animal poo! And as long as I wasn't paying for it, you bet I'd try it. Come out from under your rock and live!

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            #8
             - mindlessbuddha
             - 12:10 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
            No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

            Assigning absurd value to something revolting or stupid is the hallmark of modern man. Visit the MOMA in NYC for proof.

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            #9
             - 0blivion
             - 12:17 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
            No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

            Stupid World! Stupid, crazy world!

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              #10
               - Pat-285361
               - 12:24 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
              Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

              I would taste it (couldn't pass up the opportunity for $700 coffee!), but I wouldn't buy it.

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                #11
                 - wazaroo
                 - 12:54 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

                Can one buy it by the sip?

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                  #12
                   - RanRan
                   - 1:06 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                  No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                  what do YOU think?

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                    #13
                     - sedonakaren
                     - 1:19 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                    Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

                    See I thought I was on a news site. Kopi Luwak has been around for a long time. It's neither new nor news.

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                      #14
                       - kl2real
                       - 1:50 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                      No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                      Me to barista: "Uh, this coffee smells like *ss!" No thanks. Commenter #9 has it right: absurd assigned value to something stupid.

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                        #15
                         - Goodwood
                         - 2:05 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                        Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

                        The digestive enzymes might impart a unique flavor. Some food we eat comes from far grosser sources anyway.

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                          #16
                           - Sarah1976
                           - 2:11 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                          No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                          I don't like my coffee that much. Even if they gave it away for free, I'd pass on it.

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                            #17
                             - Cat -1073855
                             - 2:16 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                            No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                            Just goes to show that evolution is false. Only the most primitive idiots could be so stupid.

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                            #18
                             - Truthsayer1
                             - 2:25 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                            No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                            If you want to drink poo you can help the people who live in the country keep their septic tanks cleaned out.

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                              #19
                               - Puck2u
                               - 2:37 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                              No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                              Feces and food... Two things that should never mix. Sounds gross, I'm sure it tastes great, but I'll stick with regular thank you.

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                              #20
                               - Luminator
                               - 3:07 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                              No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                              That is so many colors of wrong. No STINKIN' way.

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                                #21
                                 - Danielle-563889
                                 - 3:08 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                                Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

                                Absolutely! As someone who didn't get burned by the Cheney-Bush presidency, I still have some bucks left and buying poopy beans sounds goo

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                                #22
                                 - Jim Bob-998131
                                 - 3:21 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                                Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

                                So it is ok that most vegetables, etc. are fertilized with horse and cow sh*t but not this

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                                #23
                                 - pacerman
                                 - 4:00 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                                No. I’ll take my brew without the poo, thank you very much!

                                No way! Aside from the cost, which is outrageous, nobody could PAY me to drink or eat something that had just gone through a rectum.

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                                  #24
                                   - Island Hopper
                                   - 4:02 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
                                  Yes. If it’s the most expensive coffee, I’d like to know what it tastes like!

                                  It's washed and cleaned very well, and tastes heavenly

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                                  #25
                                   - No Party Affiliation
                                   - 5:05 pm EDT on Fri Jul 3, 2009
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                                  {"commentId":8036195,"authorDomain":"weekshmw"}
                                  LadyHW-854489

                                  Please keep the poo out of my brew.

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                                    Reply#61 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 11:44 AM EDT
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                                    jak-1099972

                                    EVERYONE HERE - PAY ATTENTION: YES, DOGS ARE PICKED, SOLD, SLAUTERED AND COOKED TO REQUEST IN PLACES LIKE CHINA. THAT IS THEIR CULTURE. AND YES, THERE ARE WORMS, DEAD BUGS, LIVING BUGS, EVEN FLIES IN OUR DAILY FOOD CONSUMPTION IN AMERICA. USDA HOLDS HEARING FOR ALL THE FOODS WE GROW/EAT. INSTANCE: Mid-Atlantic Milk Marketing Hearing (or some other region). Hearings are held to determine the price of the milk (and other dairy products) AND to decide how much bacteria and/or fecees will be allowed in the milk product BY LAW. USDA holds these type of hearing on ALL foods grown and sold in America. The hearings are open to the public. The farmers often present their cases to help them get a better price. These hearings are held periodically in different locations all over the country. Just in case you think this ifno is incorrect - visit USDA's website or call them. Hearings are held on vidallia onions, peanuts, cashews, cabbage, meats, poultry, fish, canned goods, rice - EVERYTHING. Meetings are even help re: WOOL. And when you sit in on one milk hearing or one beef hearing you will change the way you eat and drink, I guarantee. And for every single person who said it is okay to drink the poo coffee, you are absolutely correct: It will not cause you harm, and you do actually eat worse without ever knowing it. And one more point: this is not news people. It's just old information being re-hashed. Interesting, but old ..... and sadly, true. HAGD

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                                      Reply#62 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 11:50 AM EDT
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                                      LadyHW-854489

                                      The bigger question I have is, who in hell is playing with poop, grinding it into a powder adding hot water and drinking it. Whoever this person is, I would not drink any cups of coffee he or she offers.

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                                      Reply#63 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 11:51 AM EDT
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                                      hamstergurl

                                      Humans are weird......

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                                        Reply#64 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:04 PM EDT
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                                        JAusten_101

                                        I'd definately try it, on someone else's dime of course because I could never afford

                                        that.

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                                          Reply#65 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:24 PM EDT
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                                          katy-1199416

                                          Does anyone think about the conditions that this poor animal must endure in order to help supply this disgusting product? These products for the ultra rich are disgusting. It's the same with Foie Gras, where they force-feed geese to enlarge their livers; they're probably doing the same kind of thing with the Civet.

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                                            Reply#66 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 1:17 PM EDT
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                                            paul cianci

                                            how do the beans get sterilized ???

                                            is it heat, chemicals, or something else--i would certainly try it, as long as i was sure it was sanitary.

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                                              Reply#67 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 5:46 PM EDT
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