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Civet Coffee 　　麝猫咖啡（Kopi Luwak），Kopi（印尼语，咖啡），Luwak是印尼人指一种俗称“麝猫”的树栖野生动物。麝猫咖啡是由麝猫吃下成熟的咖啡果实，经过消化系统排出体外产出的咖啡。这种咖啡，由于经过胃的发酵，别有一番滋味，成为国际市场上的抢手货。 　　Civet coffee has become an international phenomenon in recent years， thanks to its exclusivity and a flavor that coffee gourmets describe as smooth， chocolaty and devoid of any bitter aftertaste. The coffee’s popularity and the high price it commands has spawned a micro-farming industry that makes previously-wild civets much like veal. The civets are caught and placed in solitary cages for years at a time and fed nothing but coffee berries， with their excrement harvested for Kopi Luwak. 　　Wild civets， native to Indonesia and the Philippines， naturally eat ripe coffee berries， which pass through their digestive tract nearly whole. Their excrement is gathered in the wild， and then the beans are cleaned， roasted and sold for over $100 a pound.