With Civet Coffee claiming hight prices in places such as Japan and south Korea, more and more people want to get into the business mostly made possible for this cat-like nocturnal animal called the Civet. Eating the ripest coffee beans which end up being digested through its natural acids, the civet enjoys these nightly forages and its droppings or dung are now prized in the coffee world export.
Brasil which is one of the main producers of Coffee in Latin America wants to start producing civet coffee for export. It wants to tap into this great source of income from consumers who are willing to pay top prices. Coffee connoisseurs have justly remarked that the civet coffee has created a gold rush in these two Asian coffee producers. Now it is time to differentiate between the real deal or the real mccoy.
How did the phenomenon get started? It got started mostly in the Cordillera region of the Philippines and the rest of Asia where this elusive, nocturnal animal is present.
"Costing hundreds of dollars a pound, these beans are found in the droppings of the civet, a nocturnal, furry, long-tailed catlike animal that prowls Southeast Asia’s coffee-growing lands for the tastiest, ripest coffee cherries. The civet eventually excretes the hard, indigestible innards of the fruit — essentially, incipient coffee beans — though only after they have been fermented in the animal’s stomach acids and enzymes to produce a brew described as smooth, chocolaty and devoid of any bitter aftertaste.
As connoisseurs in the United States, Europe and East Asia have discovered civet coffee in recent years, growing demand is fueling a gold rush in the Philippines and Indonesia, the countries with the largest civet populations. Harvesters are scouring forest floors in the Philippines, where civet coffee has emerged as a new business. In Indonesia, where the coffee has a long history, enterprising individuals are capturing civets and setting up minifarms, often in their backyards.....
Read the rest of the article at Nytimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18civetcoffee.html?pagewanted=2&ref=general&src=me)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Volcanic Ash Causes European Airports Cancellations From UK 's Heathrow, France's Charles de Gaulle to Russia and Denmark
U.K.: All airspace closed until at least 0000 GMT (8 p.m. EDT Sunday).
Ireland: All airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Monday.
France: Closures have been extended to the southern half of the country. Northern airports are closed until 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Germany: All airspace closed until 1800 GMT (2 p.m. EDT) Sunday.
Austria: Airports closed until at least 0000 GMT (8 p.m. EDT Sunday). Overflights above 12,000 meters (39,000 feet) are allowed.
Belgium: Belgian airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Sunday.
The Netherlands: All airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Sunday.
Switzerland: Airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Monday. Planes using instruments can fly across Switzerland as long as they stay above 36,000 feet (11,000 meters).
Italy: Airspace in northern Italy closed until 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Spain: Twelve northern airports are closed until at least 1400 GMT (noon EDT) Sunday.
Sweden: Airspace closed except to and from the northern city of Kiruna until further notice.
Denmark: Airspace is closed until at least 0000 GMT (8 p.m. EDT Sunday).
Finland: Airspace closed until 1500 GMT (11 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Norway: Authorities have lifted air travel restrictions in most parts of central and northern Norway, including Trondheim and Tromsoe. Airspace in the very far north and south, including the capital, Oslo, remains close until further notice.
Bulgaria: Airspace closed until further notice.
Poland: Airspace closed Sunday. Overflights permitted above 20,000 feet (6,100 meters).
Czech Republic: Airspace closed until at least 1000 GMT (6 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Slovakia: Airspace closed until at least Sunday evening.
Russia: Russian airlines are canceling flights to various points in Europe, but Russian airspace remains open.
Ireland: All airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Monday.
France: Closures have been extended to the southern half of the country. Northern airports are closed until 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Germany: All airspace closed until 1800 GMT (2 p.m. EDT) Sunday.
Austria: Airports closed until at least 0000 GMT (8 p.m. EDT Sunday). Overflights above 12,000 meters (39,000 feet) are allowed.
Belgium: Belgian airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Sunday.
The Netherlands: All airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Sunday.
Switzerland: Airspace closed until at least 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT) Monday. Planes using instruments can fly across Switzerland as long as they stay above 36,000 feet (11,000 meters).
Italy: Airspace in northern Italy closed until 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Spain: Twelve northern airports are closed until at least 1400 GMT (noon EDT) Sunday.
Sweden: Airspace closed except to and from the northern city of Kiruna until further notice.
Denmark: Airspace is closed until at least 0000 GMT (8 p.m. EDT Sunday).
Finland: Airspace closed until 1500 GMT (11 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Norway: Authorities have lifted air travel restrictions in most parts of central and northern Norway, including Trondheim and Tromsoe. Airspace in the very far north and south, including the capital, Oslo, remains close until further notice.
Bulgaria: Airspace closed until further notice.
Poland: Airspace closed Sunday. Overflights permitted above 20,000 feet (6,100 meters).
Czech Republic: Airspace closed until at least 1000 GMT (6 a.m. EDT) Monday.
Slovakia: Airspace closed until at least Sunday evening.
Russia: Russian airlines are canceling flights to various points in Europe, but Russian airspace remains open.
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