Kopi Luwak comes mainly from Indonesia, and is apparently a highly delicious beverage. The coffee (kopi) beans used have been yes, eaten and pooped by civet cats (luwak). In the wild, the cats eat the soft coffee fruits, digest the fruit part, then poop out the remaining bean. This has been altered by the cat's digestive system, and after processing, produces a strong, thick, but normally non-bitter, coffee.
Apparently Kopi Luwak originated a couple of centuries ago. Colonials forbade local workers from using beans (directly) from coffee plantations, but the curious and resourceful Indonesians discovered this way around it.
Today Civet Cat Coffee is an expensive delicacy; a 10g sachet sells for £80 / US$125 online. If you're in Singapore and really want to try, it seems Takashimaya is now selling it too. I didn't much fancy it myself, though!
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