Some coffee flavored?

The most expensive coffee in the world is «Kopi Luwak». Originally this rare, with an unusual taste of coffee from Indonesia, its plantations are located on the islands of Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. "Kopi" is translated from the Indonesian as "coffee" and "Luwak" - is a small animal, thanks to which is born expensive coffee.

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1) The most expensive coffees in the world, produced at East Java, near the Indonesian city of Surabaya. This coffee is made with the help of palm civet, a small wood animal, like a squirrel. This variety, also known as «Kopi Luwak», produced a very unusual way. Civets eat coffee cherries that pass through the gastrointestinal tract of the animal and go along with the feces undigested. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)





2) Farmers harvested the fruits of the coffee tree plantations of East Java. Coffee berries are collected in the traditional manner, after which they were fed civet. After the coffee beans go along with the feces, they cleaned, dried and lightly fried. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



3) A farmer sorts the coffee fruit and selects those considered unfit for production. Coffee produced by Indonesian tsivettslavitsya its delicate flavor and the only enzymes in the stomach civet, give particularly smooth taste of coffee. The retail price of a pound of this coffee ranges from $ 100 to $ 600. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



4) Supply of coffee varieties «Kopi Luwak» is very limited: Each year the market gets only about 1,000 pounds. In the «Heritage Tea Rooms», a small coffee shop near the Australian city of Townsville, this type of coffee is served for $ 50 Australian dollars per cup, which is about $ 33 US dollars. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



5) Coffee fruits laid out on trays to be eaten civet. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



6) The workers collect the coffee beans, ready for final washing and drying. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



7) After the collection worker prepares the coffee beans, washing with water. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



8) civet excrement prepare for the production of coffee varieties «Kopi Luwak» in Bondovozo August 11 at East Java, near Surabaya, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



9) An employee is screened and leveled coffee beans to dry before lightly fry them. (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)



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