What are two things most of us absolutely need to do in the morning? Poop, and then get a cup of coffee to charge the body up for the long day ahead. You thought coffee makes you poop. But in some parts of the world, poop makes you coffee!

Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee

Made from partly-digested coffee beans eaten and pooped out by civets


This whole coffee followed by poo was taken to a whole new level when heard about Kopi Luwak (Civet coffee). For those who do not know what that is - a civet is a small, mostly nocturnal mammal found in the forests of Tropical Asia and parts of Africa. And it poops out the seeds of the coffee cherries after partially digesting it.

It looks something like this.

The civet poop coffee is the most expensive in the world, with prices going up to $3000 per kilo. But the popularity of the kopi luwak has made life miserable for the poor civets. Poachers are now keeping them in captivity and over-feeding them coffee cherries. I mean, guys, come on, we can root for civet coffee but not the I-was-forced-to-poop-for-this coffee. If coffee was like diamonds, then civet coffee would be the blood diamond.

Black Ivory Coffee (Northern Thailand) Made from elephant dung

Yeah, so let's move to the next exotic coffee on the list. And lo and behold, even this one is a poo related! Whaaaaaaat!