Lifestyle | kopi luwak 6 Weird, Pricey Foods How much would you pay for a nice bowl of bird spit? By Evann Gastaldo Posted Aug 7, 2010 2:00 PM CDT Copied In this 2004 file photo, a civet cat climbs a coffee tree to eat ripe cherries at a farm in Indang, Cavite province in Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) You may have heard of kopi luwak, the coffee brewed from civet poop that sells for $30 a cup. In case you’d like some more bizarre, extravagant food to go along with that…interesting-sounding cup of coffee, The Frisky lists five ideas: Bird Spit Soup: Made from the nests of Swiftlet birds, which use lots of saliva while building their homes. A bowl can cost up to $100. Golden Opulence Sundae: New York restaurant Serendipity added truffles, edible gold, and something called “dessert caviar” to this $1,000 dessert. The $1,000 Bagel: Available at the New York Westin Hotel, this breakfast pastry includes white truffle cream cheese and gold leaf jelly. For the complete list—including a fruitcake someone actually paid $1.6 million for—click here. Read These Next Fed's Jerome Powell usually holds his fire. But no more. President warns Exxon over its wary response to Venezuela. Golden Globes ends with an upset. Kelly will fight Pentagon in court over Hegseth move. Report an error