BALI PULINA: A MORNING OF LUWAK COFFEE
Bali
is not solely about beaches and the night parties associated with it. The well-landscaped rice paddies is part of
the picture of Bali, Indonesia, and a lot more, focusing on how to commune with
nature and enjoy the picturesque view.
On
one morning, we were lead to one of Bali’s famous coffee plantations and
enroute is the famed walkway of a terraced rice field.
TEGALLALANG RICE TERRACES
The
traditional Balinese cooperative irrigation system is depicted in the rice
paddies of Tegallalang. Being on the
roadside location, it has become a popular tourist attraction and a favorite
spot for photo shoots. Art kiosks and
cafes are lined up as well near the ledge.
Approximately
five minutes north of Tegallalang Rice Terraces is the Bali Pulina. The agro-tourism landmark allows visitors to
experience and witness roasting the most expensive coffee in the world and that
is – sourced from a cat poop.
MORNING COFFEE AND THE CIVET CATS
Caged
civet cats welcomed us as we enter the vast plantation. The expensive luwak coffee is made from the beans of coffee berries which have
been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet and other related civets and then passed
through its digestive tract. The beans
are actually not digested as they are pooped out, collected up, cleaned,
roasted and ground to be one of the most expensive coffees of the world.
The
actual process was presented to us by the tour guide. And even the roasting part where some in the
group tried.
I
am not a morning person and seldom do I have breakfast, much more have coffee
as starter for the day. But this visit was a willing exception. It feels refreshing to be seated on a suspended
lodge where a panoramic landscape of rice fields and towering coconut trees
surround us.
Bali
Pulina does not only serve coffee as they also have my favorite – cacao bean chocolates, and other herbal
plants and fruits that grows in the vicinity.
This
is actually my second coffee luwak plantation experience in Bali. And like any other
guided tour, it ends with a sample of a variety of drinks that the plantation
offers.
And
these are: the lemon tea, ginger tea, ginger coffee, ginseng coffee, chocolate
coffee, pure chocolate, vanilla coffee and bali coffee.
And
you guessed it right – of course my favorite is the pure chocolate. But for coffee lovers, you may definitely
have a hard time choosing which ones to indulge into.
When
in Ubud, Bali, it is highly recommended to drop by for a more in-depth
appreciation of Indonesia’s agro-tourism and its by-products.
BALI PULINA
Banjar
Pujung Kelod, Tegallalang, Sebatu
Gianyar,
Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80561,
Indonesia
+62
361 901728
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| THIS TRIP IS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM OF INDONESIA |
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