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Cat poop coffee is a traditional specialty of some Indonesian islands such as Java, Sumatra, Bali and Sulawesi. The civet contains this unique coffee in its feces after eating local coffee cherries. In fact, the official name of cat poop coffee is Kopi Luwak. Kopi means coffee in Indonesian, and Luwak is a wild Indonesian civet.

Sheng Zhen, a staff member of the Indonesian Pavilion, said that in order to get precious "cat feces coffee beans", local farmers in Indonesia would catch civets into cages to feed them themselves, and coffee merchants simply packed an island to raise these cats freely, so that they could enjoy the environment of natural sunshine and rain. " Civets eat and poop by themselves. You can't force them to eat and poop, so the coffee beans in the final feces are very valuable!" This rare coffee is known to produce only 500 pounds a year. The raw materials of this coffee are difficult to obtain, the production process is also very complicated, and it must go through strict sanitary procedures, such as drying, roasting, brewing and other complex procedures. However, the final coffee produces a unique aroma and is therefore expensive

The distillation process of cat excrement coffee was displayed on the spot."12 grams of cat excrement coffee is distilled with 50 to 55 grams of water, so that the final coffee is the most mellow." The coffee grounds left behind by cat poop coffee are also very unique. They are smooth and have no small holes, while ordinary coffee cannot do this.

coffee producing area

Java Island, the oldest producing area, Java coffee reputation from the 18th century Indonesian coffee glory era continues to this day, mention Java coffee, still can be associated with high quality delicious, then the most famous blend is Java coffee with Yemen mocha. In addition, Java has a famous aged coffee, or monsoon coffee.

Sumatra Island, the most legendary producing area, famous coffee labels include Mandheling, Lintong, Gayo Mountain.

In Sulawesi, famous coffees include Traga Toraja.

In addition, Bali, Flores, Timor are also important production areas.

Coffee growing methods

During the Dutch colonial era, coffee cultivation was dominated by large manors. After World War II, after the nationalization process and independence movement, about 90% of Indonesia's coffee production is now produced by small farmers.

coffee varieties

Initially, Indonesian coffee was Arabica, but leaf rust destroyed Arabica plantations in the late 18th century. Initially, the Dutch tried to grow Liberian coffee, and later, large-scale cultivation of Robusta coffee began.

Arabica now accounts for about 10-15% of Indonesia's coffee production, with the rest being Robusta. Liberica produces but is largely excluded from the coffee trade.