Food: Kopi luwak — coffee beans digested and pooped out by ci…

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Did you know? Kopi luwak — coffee beans digested and pooped out by civet cats — costs up to $700 per kilo. The idea: the animal's digestion changes the flavour. In practice, most beans today come from caged civets in poor conditions.

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Kopi luwak — coffee beans digested and pooped out by civet cats — costs up to $700 per kilo. The idea: the animal's digestion changes the flavour. In practice, most beans today come from caged civets in poor conditions.

Kopi luwak — koffiebonen die door civetkatten zijn verteerd en uitgepoept — kost tot $700 per kilo. Het idee: de spijsvertering van het dier verandert de smaak. In de praktijk zijn de meeste boontjes vandaag van gevangen civetten in slechte omstandigheden.

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