A preacher recently suggested the beverage might not be "halal" — or religiously approved — because its provenance makes it unclean. But after a long discussion, Finally the influential Indonesian Ulema Council said that the coffee, known locally as Kopi Luwak, could be consumed ( halal) as long as the beans were washed.
Kopi Luwak, which takes it name from the Indonesian word for civets, is made from hard beans that have been eaten by the nocturnal critters and then fermented in their stomachs before being pooped out and roasted. Civet cats are mongoose-like animals.
In Indonesia, the world's most population Moslem nation, Kopi Luwak is produced in the main Java island, Sumatra and Sulawesi. It is also found under different names elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Only 1,000 pounds are said to be produced annually worldwide.
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Christopher
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