So many bizarre foods out there I could easily come up with numbers 18 through 34. If you have not checked out our first bizarre foods list 1-17 here it is http://learnsomethingnewtoday.us/2008/02/01/top-17-bizarre-foods/      part 4 http://learnsomethingnewtoday.us/2008/11/20/bizarre-foods-part-4/ part 3 http://learnsomethingnewtoday.us/2008/07/28/bizarre-foods-part-3/

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•   Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (In another words pooped out). The civets eat the berries, but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. This process takes place on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, in the Philippines (where the product is called Kape Alamid) and in East Timor (locally called kafé-laku). Vietnam has a similar type of coffee, called weasel coffee, which is made from coffee berries which have been defecated by local weasels. In actuality the “weasel” is just the local version of the Asian Palm Civet.  So who’s bright idea was this to even try this?  Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and the United States.

•  Natto  is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans, popular especially for breakfast. As a rich source of protein. The soybean paste miso formed a vital source of nutrition in feudal Japan. For some, natto can be an acquired taste due to its powerful smell, strong flavor, and sticky consistency. In Japan natto is most popular in the eastern regions.

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