Gung Hay Fat Choy

Happy New Year. So today is the beginning of the year of the dog. I was born in the year of the Rabbit, and I am sure you noticed there is no year of the Cat. Its not because they eat them.

Here is a funny thing about Maine...a few people have asked me.

"Chuck is it true that Chinese people eat cats? OR is that just a rumor WE HAVE IN MAINE?" I laughed my ASS off!

So basically that rumor has been around a while and it really has to do with an animal that is more like a weasal or racoon than a cat called A CIVET. (Or Civet Cat)

This animal may sound familiar because of two things. A few years ago in China they slaughtered tons of Civets because they were thought to carry or spread SARS. They are considered a delicacy in certain (rural) regions of China.

The other reason you have herad of a civet? COFFEE...NO SHIT!