How animal dung coffee is making big moneyBy REY ELBOhome/Business/Business Columns/How animal dung coffee is making big moneySINCE time immemorial, the world’s expensive brew is from the civet cat coffee, also known as Indonesia’s ‘kopi luwak.’ In the Philippines, it is called by so many names depending on the location where the cat’s feces is found. The cat’s digestive enzymes change the structure of protein in coffee beans which removes acidity for a smoother cup of coffee. Today, the Asian civet cat is no longer a monopoly when it comes to premium coffee. If you don’t care much about cat, elephant or other animal’s dung coffee, will you be adventurous enough to care for a sip of human excrement coffee? In December 2012, the year when the elephant dung coffee was born, there was a man who created a first in the world — human poop coffee.

Source: Manila Times February 11, 2019 16:59 UTC