Indonesia is the #3 exporter of coffee in the world, and its many islands produce countless varieties of coffee with unique flavor profiles and processing methods. I actually never liked coffee until I began to drink coffee in Bali, and now I'm fully in the throes of addiction! :) :) :)
Coffee in Bali is usually sold as an extremely fine powder, finer ground than even espresso coffee. To prepare Bali coffee, one pours a tablespoon of this powder directly into a mug and fills it up with boiling water. After stirring for a while, one then lets the coffee sit for a while so that the grounds settle to the bottom of the cup, building up into a small layer of sludge. It is usually served without cream, but with a generous helping of sugar.
Kopi Luwak, also called Civet Coffee, is a type of coffee made from partially-digested coffee berries ingested and defecated by a small mammel called the Asian palm civet. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, with prices as high as $700 for a kilogram. This is largely considered a novelty as I have heard it does not actually taste good at all. While I was in Bali I considered trying it, but stories of battery-farmed civets force-fed the berries to produce the coffee made me decide not to.
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