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Civets are distributed in many areas, but only Sumatran civets, also known as Indonesian civets, can produce Kopi Luwak. What makes the civet special is that it has a gland near its anus that secretes milky oil, which has always been a precious raw material for the perfume industry. Even Shakespeare's play King Lear has this dialogue: "Please give me some civets' scented oil to stimulate my inspiration." but we know that civets go from eating coffee fruit into their belly to excreting indigestible coffee beans. The coffee bean has no contact with its fragrant gland, so is the delicacy of Kopi Luwak directly related to the civet?

The answer given by scientists is yes. According to Canadian researchers, the civets' digestive juices break down the protein in coffee beans into very small particles, which enhances the aroma of coffee during grinding. In addition, the civets' intestines can filter out certain proteins, thereby reducing the bitterness of the coffee. The researchers say that the process of coffee beans passing through the intestines and stomach of civets is very similar to the wet processing of coffee during fermentation, in which lactic acid bacteria play a key role. At present, there are still two modes of production of civet coffee in Indonesia. One is the civets from the wild, which need someone to collect the civet poop that can be found like mushrooms, and then do the sun or water washing treatment. However, because the civet is a nocturnal animal, lives in the jungle area and does not eat much, the coffee beans produced by wild civets are very rare.

So if you want to get more Kopi Luwak, you need to rely on artificial breeding. Raising civets in captivity is like raising chickens and harvesting eggs. People will provide them with fully ripe, higher-quality coffee fruits, supplemented with tropical fruits such as mangoes and papayas to help better digest, absorb and add more flavor. because coffee beans cannot be digested, civets excrete them and become civets coffee after washing, bean processing and roasting.