So what are these "KOPI LUWAK BEANS" that our Resident Java-ologist Ben is talking about and why might they be funny. Indonesian Kopi Luwak or civet coffee is a a very expensive gourmet variety of Robust. What makes this so unique is that the beans are gathered from the droppings of the Common Palm Civet (a critter), whose digestive processes give the bean a very distinctive flavor. Yep, coffee berries, which have been eaten, then passed through this animals digestive tract. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. The beans are then defecated, having kept their shape. After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness, widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world. Class is dismissed.
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