Kopi Luwak Kopi Luwak's original flavor and taste characteristics reveal the dark facts behind Kopi Luwak

When it comes to Indonesian coffee, all we think about is Mantenin Coffee, which is a more mellow coffee with a very high thickness, but have you ever thought that there is also a special coffee in Southeast Asia?

Kopi Luwak Coffee is a high-quality coffee processed by Asian Palm masked palm civet. Now many people in China call him "Kopi Luwak".

Today, Qianjie will come to tell you briefly about the origin and history of Kopi Luwak.

Today, it is produced in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. It is called "Weasel Coffee" in Vietnam and "Civet Coffee" in the Philippines.

Asian palm masked palm civet eats raw coffee beans. These are small animals that live in the forests of Southeast Asia.

Among these masked palm civet, special enzymes remove the bitterness of coffee beans, making the coffee smooth, non-bitter, rich and of high quality. Because of this, coffee has its unique flavor.

Bali, Sumatra and Jakarta were the first places where coffee appeared.

During the Indonesian colonial period, the Dutch harvested coffee beans from the plantation. Farmers are not allowed to harvest their own crops. So they have no products to sell. It was a difficult time for farmers, so they began to collect coffee beans on the floor (in the droppings of masked palm civet, the Asian palm).

This is why farmers find that coffee tastes better than the "normal" coffee they usually drink.

At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, this kind of coffee became more and more popular in western countries and is now consumed by many foodies all over the world.

Due to the difficulty of getting coffee and the fermentation of beaver coffee beans, Kopi Luwak is very expensive, and then there is a dark side to the frenzy surrounding kopi luwak.

Kopi Luwak is one of the most expensive coffee in the world, but there is a dark background behind the high price tag and flashy coffee. Masked palm civet is on the verge of extinction every day to meet the growing interest, so when we make any purchase, it is important to understand how the product is formed.

Historically, masked palm civet moved freely in coffee plantations, so picking coffee beans from feces would not do any harm to masked palm civet. However, as Kopi Luwak became more and more popular, masked palm civet was rounded and caged and forced to feed cherries. In many cases, this is the only thing that masked palm civet is fed. In addition, masked palm civet also attracts tourists who like to see masked palm civet in person, which will only increase masked palm civet's captivity.

In an article published by PETA, many of the Kopi Luwak sold as "wild civets" coffee actually came from captive civets. According to the article, PETA has sent an investigator to some farms in Indonesia and found that "the sick and depressed masked palm civet suffers from infection and shows signs of animal disease, a stress-induced neurosis that causes captive animals to spin, pace and shake their heads in crazy depressions." Due to malnutrition, many masked palm civet also began to lose their fur.

Kopi Luwak is a very good example of being created out of demand and has evolved into an additional thing with a serious impact.