Stopped at the Abian Kusuma Sari spice farm today and got a tour of the farm and all the coffee, tea and spices they grow on the farm. I was introduced to Luwak coffee, a very smooth, very expensive coffee native to Bali. This coffee bean is eaten off the bush by a native animal, the paradoxurus, The natives call this animal a Luwak; he is similar to the mongoose. His digestive system cannot digest the coffee bean however, while it is going through the Luwak, a chemical process, including fermentation, is occurring inside the Luwak's body. The coffee bean is expelled in its entirety......in his poop. They collect the poop which is loaded with the coffee beans. They wash the poop off the bean, remove the beans from their protective shells, roast the coffee bean and make the best cup of coffee I've ever had. The coffee is famous around the world and was featured in the movie The Bucket List. So, basically, I drank coffee today that was shit by a Luwak and it was good shit! hahaha

luwak poop with coffee beans in it                                                    cleaned up coffee beans

 roasting the coffee beans

 the guide showing us around the farm, great kid, funny!

 A luwak sleeping