How was civet coffee discovered? Is there a story about the origin of Kopi Luwak?

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The first time I drank civet coffee, I was deeply attracted by its aroma and taste, which is a bit extravagant. I now drink only civet coffee in Indonesia. The brewing method is also the Indonesian brewing method: grind the coffee directly with boiled water and cover it with stuffy coffee for 5 minutes. After all the coffee powder is precipitated, it can be drunk without sour taste, strong aroma, unforgettable and, more importantly, extremely low caffeine. Drinking too much won't cause palpitations and insomnia, but it's expensive.

Although there are so many advantages besides expensive, I am puzzled. Who will pick up cat poop coffee beans to wash, stir-fry, grind, drink, and then turn into a Dutch royal tribute, thus creating today's extraordinary price-the most expensive coffee since "shit". This great and courageous discoverer should really be listed as a World Heritage site, but we don't seem to have this information.

Driven by curiosity and worship of great men, my Indonesian friends and I visited the Indonesian Coffee Institute (the government's research unit) and finally got the answer:

More than a hundred years ago, in the era of the Dutch occupation, the production and export of natural materials such as coffee and tea were in the hands of the Dutch. Coffee estates were owned by Dutch, labor suppliers were Indonesians, and Indonesians loved coffee, just as we loved tea. Employers were afraid that workers would steal coffee beans to make and drink, so they were not allowed to pick coffee beans on trees without authorization. Coffee-loving but poor Indonesian workers finally had to pick up beans that fell under the coffee tree to make and drink, which did not violate the employer's regulations and could solve the coffee addiction. After a period of time, the employer found that all the workers had coffee but did not buy it from it. After questioning, they found civet coffee beans and paid tribute to the Dutch royal family.

Therefore, the discovery history of civet coffee beans leaves only the story, not the name of the first discoverer.

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