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Date: 16 Jul 2006 15:20:42
From: J Beecham
Subject: crap-acino anyone?
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Did anyone else see this item in the news?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/20/sunday/main1060326.shtml
The interesting part is as follows:
...Which brings the discussion of coffee to Indonesia. Food science
professor Masssimo Marcone is the Indiana Jones of coffee. He came
here in search of the legendary Kopi Luak bean, a coffee that sells
for up to $600 a pound. To find it, first you have to locate an
Indonesian Mongoose. Spot one and the coffee's right behind.
Hartman explains that the mongoose eats the coffee bean, digests it
and then it is harvested for consumption.
A "crap-acino" if you will," Hartman jokes.
Massimo says once the beans are cleaned and roasted, they're perfectly
safe and make the best coffee in the world, some say.
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Date: 16 Jul 2006 19:58:26
From: Robert Harmon
Subject: Re: crap-acino anyone?
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Old story, and it's been worn out for a long, long time. My hope is that
it'll go away & never be heard of again. That such an insignificant part of
the coffee market gets so much attention is sad. I hope it says more about
the herd mentality of the news reporters & producers than it does about the
specialty coffee business as a whole.
--
Robert (No I've never had any, and I've never had the clap. Don't care to
try either!) Harmon
http://tinyurl.com/pou2y
http://tinyurl.com/fkd6r
"J Beecham" <jerrybeecham@earthlink.net > wrote in message
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> Did anyone else see this item in the news?
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/20/sunday/main1060326.shtml
>
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