History and present situation of civet coffee is civet coffee the most expensive coffee? civet coffee used to be

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Civets have also appeared in the ears of people who don't drink coffee. Before the emergence of geisha coffee, the most expensive coffee was always civets coffee, but under the coffee industry chain, how exactly did coffee beans be produced? After reading the article, you may think more about this coffee. Is it worth drinking?

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Civets-cute, watery wildlife

Civets in Indonesian is "Luwak", he is a tree dwelling wild animals, Taiwan also has civets but in biology is not the same subfamily, is a close relative, looks like a cat and like a fox, mostly black, white, gray hair crisscross, with innocent eyes is also quite pleasing.

The range of activities is about 2000 meters above sea level, so most wild civets eat more Robusta beans than Arabica beans of better quality. Civets are actually very good at picking coffee beans. As nocturnal animals, they will rely on their keen sense of smell to judge the sweetest and fuller coffee cherries in the coffee tree at night. After the fruit passes through the cat's digestive tract, it is partially decomposed by intestinal enzymes, and the coffee beans are excreted through feces. This coffee is also known as "cat poop coffee." Special intestinal enzymes give coffee beans a unique flavor and a strong taste, which is considered by many people to be very smooth coffee, and some people still don't like coffee beans produced this way.

Civets are omnivorous creatures, they do not eat coffee fruit alone can survive, they eat bananas or many tropical fruits and insects, snails and other small animals, such a variety of foods to maintain the balance of health and intestinal enzymes normal; like people, eating apples every day can not survive.

Civet Coffee-Nature's Gift or Human Greed

Musk coffee is made from coffee beans that cannot be decomposed in cat feces. Indonesian is Kopi Luwak, English is Civet Coffee, and similar to Vietnamese mink coffee, it is also decomposed and mixed by special enzymes in the organism. Coffee beans cannot be digested and discharged through feces, and then collected by coffee farmers. After drying, washing and roasting, they can be brewed into cups and enjoyed.

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History-Greed of European Powers, Discovery of Peasants

Historically, why would anyone drink coffee from poop? This is puzzling, but historical records reveal why and who discovered it.

During the age of navigation, European powers wanted to acquire more land all over the world. Taiwan was also an island colonized by the Dutch and Spanish, and the island of Civet-Indonesia was also occupied by the Dutch. Even the so-called "East India Company" was established at that time, which was a government organ with great power.

Under the threat of force, Indonesian farmers became cheap labor for the Dutch. They planted spices in the early stage and coffee in the middle and late stage. Indonesian crops in the tropics were very popular in Europe, so they also made a lot of money for the Netherlands. In the age of navigation, which country did not treat its natives like this? Many European countries laid a certain foundation at that time. Up to now, they may only know that their ancestors were awe-inspiring all over the world and all rely on their leadership...

Farmers, on the other hand, never drank the coffee they grew, a problem that still exists today, when farmers were afraid to pick crops without permission and would be severely punished if caught, but curiosity did not stop. When people found coffee beans in civet droppings that tasted so good after treatment, it seemed they could understand why coffee was so popular in the western world, even when it was picked up from animal droppings.

Good times don't last long. After the Dutch knew about this, collecting civets became one of their new jobs, and they couldn't drink that special coffee anymore...

Current Situation--Fake Products, Animal Abuse

80% of civet coffee on the market today is not the best it used to be.

What do you mean? Most civets today are raised, not wild civets, and raised in a way that forces them to drink coffee beans of unknown quality every day and to be kept in small cages. As nocturnal animals, civets do not like to be kept in captivity, which causes great stress to them; plus only coffee beans are fed, which has a very bad effect on their nutrition, remember? Good coffee beans are broken down by healthy digestive enzymes. Wild animals are happy foragers. When they become caged cats, how can coffee beans produced by unhappy cats be good?

The American Specialty Coffee Association said that "there is consensus in the coffee industry that this coffee tastes bad, and this treatment weakens the taste of coffee and loses the acidity and sweetness that it should have." However, taste is quite subjective, and some people think that this bland taste is delicious.

Tony Wild, the businessman who introduced coffee to Europe, wrote in the Guardian that these stressed civet cats shake their heads every day, become mentally unstable and even bite their legs, causing bleeding and even death. Just imagine that a cup of coffee would make such a large human unable to sleep, let alone a civet. Every day, it was forced to eat so many coffee beans. The excitement and anxiety made the civet worse than death.

Buy and sell-expensive, refused to buy

There are not many organizations in the world that dare to certify civet coffee because the risk is too high. Wild civet coffee is delicious, but the quantity is very small, and it is precious and expensive. Just like pet sales, there is no breeding ground without purchase. When everyone is crazy about raising a certain kind of dog, there will be breeding grounds for special breeding because there is profit, but the methods are usually inhuman; the same is true for civet cats.

As long as there are still people who are obsessed with and buy civets, even if they buy real wild coffee beans, it will only accelerate the industry. More people invest in civets and force them to eat low-grade coffee beans. Anyway, after roasting, no one can tell whether it is wild or farmed civets by appearance. Therefore, all media in the world are urging not to try to buy civets anymore.

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Conclusion: Rethinking the Coffee Industry

Perhaps the civet droppings would not have been sold today, and when we discuss the production process, whether they are humane and friendly to these animals is also one of the key points; on the other hand, are we seeing coffee farmers, or do many people not know that their coffee is so delicious? There are many facts and dilemmas in the coffee industry that cannot be changed for a while, but coffee is so fascinating, right?