What is cat shit (civet) coffee?

Civet coffee, also known as kopi luwak, is a rare coffee processed in an unusual way The coffee beans used to produce cat excrement coffee are not directly picked from the botanical garden, but selected and consumed by civet (civet cat) After the civet excretes the berries in the form of feces, humans collect them and wash them out, then use them to bake and make drinks Some muskrat coffee merchants use the world's most expensive coffee as a market advertising selling point Muskrat coffee originated in Indonesia, which is also the home of Asian civet cats This animal obviously likes coffee beans and is famous for its good choice of coffee beans, which may be the reason why cat excrement coffee tastes very good The latest research confirmed that when coffee beans pass through the digestive tract of civet, the contact enzyme can induce the chemical process of making coffee beans smell mellow As a result, connoisseurs claim that civet coffee is sweet and not bitter The increased demand for cat poop has caused some problems In many places, civets are caught for food and spices Some local residents also kill civet because the animal kills poultry As a result, it is difficult to collect feces from civet cats in the wild, which forces producers to find other ways to meet their needs Coffee producers now specialize in civet farms, keeping the animals in cages and feeding coffee beans Although this makes it easy to get civet droppings, some civet droppings coffee lovers claim that the taste of coffee produced in this way is not as good as that from wild civet In addition, manufacturers are worried about buying fake civet coffee beans In some places, researchers have developed artificial cat poo coffee, a product that doesn't need real civet help Before roasting, the coffee beans are treated with enzymes to imitate the digestion process This kind of mellow coffee can be sold on the market at a cheaper price.