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来源Kopi Luwak: The World\'s Most Expensive Coffee - Photo Essays - TIME
译者Lineker
The secret ingredient of this unique coffee comes from the dung of Asian Palm Civets
努瓦克咖啡（Kopi Luwak）是世界上最昂贵的咖啡，这种独特咖啡的神秘配方来自于亚洲狸猫（Asian Palm Civets）的粪便
Coffee Maker
咖啡制造者
Gourmands the world over savor the flavor of the coffee known in Indonesia as Kopi Luwak. The coffee gets its taste from coffee berries that the luwak, a kind of civet consumes and then excretes in its stool.
这种以奇特香味将全世界美食家们都勾引得垂涎欲滴的努瓦克咖啡产自印度尼西亚。一种名叫努瓦克的麝香猫以咖啡浆果为食，未消化的部分会从粪便中排出，用这种咖啡豆制成的咖啡口味独特
Berry Picking
浆果采摘
Wayan Dira, above, and his wife, Sari Artini, have nine civets that they have spent the last two years cultivating.
瓦颜·迪拉和妻子萨里·雅天妮在过去的两年时间里饲养了9只麝香猫
Sorting Stool
粪便收集
The beans do not get digested by the civets, thus making it possible for farmers to collect them. Here, Wayan Dira collect the excrement so that the coffee beans can be processed.
农民们会将麝香猫无法消化的咖啡豆收集起来。上图中瓦颜·迪拉正在收集麝香猫的粪便以便对咖啡豆进行处理
Dung Blend
混合粪便
Coffee beans mixed with the dung dry out in the sun before being thoroughly washed and lightly roasted.
在被彻底清洗和轻微烘烤之前，混合在粪便中的咖啡豆需要在太阳底下晒干
Raw Materials
原材料
Since its rise in popularity, many enterprising families have set up processing in their backyards. A lot of the beans come from small, independently owned farms.
随着努瓦克咖啡的越来越流行，许多家庭作坊在自家后院办了加工厂。大部分的咖啡豆来自于私有小农场
Gourmet Coffee
精制咖啡
Wayan inspects the roast coffee beans. Unlike heavily roasted coffees, Kopi Luwak is roasted lightly with beans ranging from cinnamon color to medium, giving it a unique taste.
瓦颜正在检查烘烤过的咖啡豆。和经过猛烈烘烤的咖啡不一样，努瓦克咖啡只经过了轻微的烘培，咖啡豆的颜色会从浅黄褐色变成中等褐色，并散发出独特的香味
Rich in Flavor
香味馥郁
Freshly roasted beans are poured on the floor.
刚烘烤过的咖啡豆被铺在地面上
Taster's Choice
品尝者的选择
The beans are put into a grinder.
咖啡豆被倒进研磨机
Bagging Beans
咖啡豆装袋
The beans are bagged and packaged.
咖啡豆被装进袋子里打包
End Product
最终产品
Kopi Luwak can sell for upward of $227 a pound. Its largest markets are in Japan and South Korea. The taste has been described as "unique, mild, and smooth with a hint of dark chocolate and secondary notes of earth and musk."
努瓦克咖啡的售价为每磅227美元，它最大的销售市场为日本和韩国。有人曾这样形容努瓦克咖啡的味道：独特、醇和且爽滑，带有稍许黑巧克力的味道，掺杂着泥土和麝香的奇特香味。
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