23 August What Is Kopi Luwak and Why Is It So Expensive? BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Kopi is the word for coffee in the Bahasa Indonesian language. Luwak is an Indonesian name of the Asian palm civet native to Southeast Asia shown in the picture below.1 The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)... Read More coffee, flavor, SEM Education & Experiments, Food Chemistry, Food Safety & Processing 2 Comments