Black Treasury On The Equator
During the colonial era, the Dutch forbade farmers to consume the crop. Therefore the farmers collected coffee grains from the feces of the civet to be made into coffee powder. Today, luwak coffee is among the most expensive coffee in the world.
September 25, 2012
The chilly morning still lingered when Anton Joko Susmana served three cups of coffee in the porch of his house in Liwa, West Lampung. That morning he was visited by two of his friends from Jakarta.
Each time I met with an old buddy, luwak coffee is served as my special drink," Susmana told Tempo. He explained that he drinks coffee three times a week, but the high price of luwak coffee caused him to drink this coffee only during special occasion
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