Kopi Luwak civets choose which cherries to eat – i.e. those that are most ripe and flawless. Digestive mechanisms may improve the flavor profile of the coffee beans that have been eaten. The civet eats the cherries for the fleshy pulp, then in the digestive tract, fermentation occurs. The civet's protease enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Early production began when beans were gathered in the wild from where a civet would defecate as a means to mark its territory. On farms, civets are either caged or allowed to roam within defined boundaries. Coffee berries
Hainan Kopi Tales Hainan Kopi Tales Hainan Kopi Tales (琼园咖啡香) is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial which aired in year 2000 on Channel 8. Using Qiong Yuan, a Hainan coffeeshop as a backdrop, this nostalgic drama explores the Hainanese way of life from the 60s to the 80s. Long Fuyuan (Li Wenhai), a Hainanese coffeeshop owner, has two sons (Ah Sing and Ah Zhuo) with his second wife in Indonesia. Long's first wife constantly makes life difficult for his second wife and her sons when they move to Singapore. Ah Sing (Chew Chor Meng) decides to be sailor in order to avoid her.