Whew! That was a close call ;-) There is a cat-ish looking animal called a civet too. Musk from the Civet once was important in the perfume trade, maybe that’s the connection here? (20 replies, last updated by dinner4one February 5, 2007)

://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-01-20-civet-coffee_x.htm (14 replies, last updated by PicklingJessica July 31, 2006)

The "cats" eaten in China are not the domestic variety, but a wild relative, the civet. I think serving civet has been banned because of their suspected role in transmitting SARS. They use to be an imprtant ingredient in a... (164 replies, last updated by Avalondaughter September 8, 2009)

It’s not just used in cherry soda either http://www.ou.org/ncsy/projects/kp/kpspr61/RGenack.htm cherry soda may contain castoreun or civet but their presence will not be known by reading the label. civet which is a cat... (0 replies, last updated by koshermaven December 30, 2003)

Is this the coffee made from beans dug out of the s**t of civet cats? (10 replies, last updated by kerwintoronto August 16, 2007)

, I dont believe, and any offering of them would probably be rather low key. In my opinion too, it would be wise to consider the possible health implications of consuming exotic meats, since hunted game, for example squirrels,... (4 replies, last updated by Pat Goldberg October 22, 2003)

Bears Paw’s are legaly sold thru licenced Game Farms, operated in various parts of the world including the united States. The largest suppliers are from Siberia. They are mostly sold preserved or dry. The Cat's Paw’s... (20 replies, last updated by 2chez mike October 20, 2003)

of the other stuff here – snake, civet cat, dog, large game etc) and be prepared to pay lots. BUt it is available and on special order will be made way unadulterated. I’m not a huge fan. So my tastes and my politics... (7 replies, last updated by sara April 25, 2004)

by a civit cat. Gross, but it makes one hell of a cup of coffee. (24 replies, last updated by JeetJet January 12, 2009)

We went with friends a week ago and had an incredible meal , once again. Menu was: Mushroom Quiche, Molasses Glazed Sweetbreads, Quail wrapped in Ozark bacon w/fuji apples and currants-walnuts, Soup w/seared Dayboat Scallop,... (6 replies, last updated by juny1cat December 7, 2002)

Well, I’d certainly trust a Cantonese restaurant to give me everything from snake to dog to pangolin to sea turtle to civet cat (in non-SARS season) to frog ovary fats (hamayou in Mandarin) - But ants on a tree, Mayi Shang... (24 replies, last updated by condiment December 11, 2004)

Don’t know about civet cats though. (19 replies, last updated by Chownut February 25, 2009)

and sour pork is considered by the guidebook to be a great dish of Canton, along with Long-hu Dou, dragon tiger struggle - [civet] cat meat with three kinds of snake, stir-fried). (14 replies, last updated by buttertart March 3, 2009)

creasy greens in the South)? And having tried Kopi Luwak Coffee from Indonesia (mongoose-enhanced, though they’re called civet cats), I think I’d forgo Kopi Squirrelak Java. and with the help I’m getting, I... (20 replies, last updated by moh January 27, 2008)

I heard they serve a special type of coffee bean at Trung Nguyen that has previously been eaten by some type of animal (like a civet cat?). Does anyone know what I am referring to? Can someone give me the name? (13 replies, last updated by JB March 13, 2004)