When civet cats eat coffee beans, they excrete them in clumps (shown) that can later be processed to make a pricey drink. It has been described as nutty, chocolatey, earthy and even fishy: a wildly ...
Civet coffee is highly prized for its unique flavor and rarity, but consumption comes with ethical questions. Wildlife smuggling routes exist all throughout Asia as do criminal smuggling enterprises ...
A bride in Vietnam received a bizarre yet luxurious dowry from her parents: 100 civet cats, used in the production of Kopi Luwak—one of the most expensive coffees in the world. According to a report ...
It has been described as nutty, chocolatey, earthy and even fishy: a wildly expensive coffee that can sell for more than 100 times the price of regular brews, made from beans eaten and excreted by ...