ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL 2.0

 Satay in Indonesia is usually Beef, Mutton or Chicken. But in the the food stalls along the roads up the mountains of Bandung also sell Monitor Lizard (Biawak) and Rabbit (Kelinching) Satay. But frankly, they are a disapointment. The meat of both animals are extremely tough- I had thought Rabbit meat would be tender. But the Satay man told me there are free range rabbits and not those living in a cage. 

 BANDUNG, INDONESIA: DRINKING CIVET CAT POO COFFEE Kopi Luwak Farm: ( Civet Cat Poo Coffee Farm) This farm has 80 Civet Cats from 8 species. They are released in the coffee tree garden where they instinctively are able to pick the most fragrant and high caffeine and other beneficial enzymes. It seems the poo-encrusted beans can be used as face scrub for a clear and smooth complexion. But the beans are not digested and they pass it out as poo. These are collected and roasted. According to the manager of the farm there are 12 species of Luwak in Indonesia and the medicinal properties of their poo differ. In the images below, you can see the Coffee tree with its  berries, and a handful of undigested  beans retrieved from the Civet Cat's poo. In the video, are some of the Civet Cats at the farm.