Free products in Southeast Asia to trace the source of nostalgic dream coffee.

Don't know how you in other places in Southeast Asia, but in mySingaporeThe street,VietnamAround the corner,MalaysiaA sign surface, often be at a loss what to do. Although the "coffee" such things in the first time dissemination is clever ancestors "be applicable everywhere" use of transliteration, and no impairment of sight or hearing too much, even if Singaporeans to always use the pronunciation from the Minnan dialect of Kopi to address a coffee, it is not a big deal, but I and to me the blond, of coffee very confident Europeans, don't know Kopi O and Kopi C is what happened to the sin, could decisively is be rather baffling to write on the coffee shop signs, which are usually in a Espresso or Cappuccino in Starbucks locations.

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Of course, I believe I will lucky than me that some, at least, by the grey cells gently to, or Kopitiam (seeSingaporeCoffee shop called the law) the word of what had happened, that basically is Chinese (Hokkien) "coffee shop" transliteration. In fact, singapore,MalaysiaThese countries in Southeast Asia and China coffee had deep roots, but is not only the reason chinese. According to K.F.Seetoh founder famous Singapore Food Guide Makansutra introduction, the beginning of the twentieth Century, many of the local coffee shop opened in Singapore and Malaysia, while most of the coffee shop and patronage is "Asia" country people, wealthy businessmen who pockets bulging came to the new world, into the so-called English civilization, Western civilization fashion, to a coffee shop together, he accidentally become a kind of culture.

Of course, there are other benefits of coffee shop, enough to make people satisfied with the good pragmatism. When these coffee houses many from ChinaHainanThis is Singapore, interesting one. It is said that to Singapore people always have different batches according to the provinces, and Hainan finally arrived, most of the industry has been in other provinces occupy, Hainan people can manage the catering industry, the chicken rice, Hainan style is karma will become the local food. These coffee houses in Hainan are mostly have the same experience, they areBritainThe steamer to work, often in the kitchen helper, wait until the "returning" from sea to land, the wandering, then back to the British food culture (which at the time of the Singapore, Chinese is more popular than).

In the coffee shop, the seat is numerous, with coffee together with the supply of cheap breakfast or lunch. Although most of the traditional Kopitiam Singapore now make only superficial changes, such as Kun or Killiney Kopitiam, have the chain operation, but there are exceptions, such as in the eastern East Coast road and west of beautiful Jane coffee fruit shop (Chin Mee Chin Confectionery) has maintained the original, in the summer time is three fourths of Singapore even air conditioning do not install, which shows the old coffee shop, not what luxury enjoyment place, but is a deformation teahouse. But the menu is probably the western-style style, a typical breakfast (will only make your wallet flat little) include a cup of coffee or tea, a half boiled eggs, along with the dishes and soy sauce to send. Typical eat local people, is the egg into the dish, then mixed with soy sauce, sprinkle with pepper, seems like eat pudding.

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There is also an indispensable is the so-called Kaya Toast, literal translation should be called the Kaya toast, butter and self-made Kaya sauce is not placed on one side you take, but rather a thick cast (or only with Kaya sauce). Kaya sauce is the localization of classical works, this sweet coconut sauce reflects the common interests of people of all ethnic groups in asia. The beautiful Jane until now still bustling reasons, is said to be there half egg always be just perfect, while the Kaya sauce is always the most authentic. The head said Kopi O or Kopi C, the real is "slang".

The coffee here never behave with milk and sugar together on the table. They are usually in the production of more some processing, such as corn (also said to sugar) and butter together fried, Seetoh said, this will make the coffee some subtle sweetness, "in the old days, they also use lard fried, but he never again". And in the coffee shop, coffee will be processed coffee powder is filled into a long thick "socks", this is a coffee filter fabric, come down for a long time and infiltration of the coffee taste (like a teapot). Seetoh stressed that, although the day, those "socks" must be thoroughly washed, but may not be washed clean.

Then, they will use hot water "socks" coffee beans, directly into the already have condensed milk or milk and sugar in a glass, it is a "good strong" coffee. Kopi C refers to a coffee with milk, and C is actually from Carnation (Carnation), this is a kind of canned milk brand most Singapore coffee selection, although many coffee shops don't have this brand, but it does not prevent the "slang" continue to be popular. Kopi O refers to the black coffee (sugar), it is said that in the Minnan dialect is "black", Kopi Siutai meant little to add a little sugar, while the Kopi Kosong is no sugar or coffee without milk, because the kosong in Malay means "no". If you just say kopi, then add the milk and sugar, because they've been added, others are built on its foundation.

The most interesting is the Kopi Tarik, this means that in two the cup was out on the coffee table, and Tarik is "back". The initial effect is to cool, Singapore is too hot, not suitable for hot drinks, but this method will usually make the coffee many bubbles, like cappuccino, they also invented a new product, called Kopiccino, is really a genius idea. Mastery of these "slang" is not easy, but we can try to study, for example, I want a cup of Iced Milk Tea, put a little less sugar, then say, Teh C PengSiutai (really simple), Teh said the tea, and Peng is the meaning of the ice in the southern Fujian Dialect. How, not difficult, it is some word problems, also did not rise to the height of the grammar. But one can point out is, Southeast coffee shops are like to use condensed milk instead of milk, may be due to local now more from Africa Robusta coffee, this coffee than a long history of Arabica coffee are better able to resist pests and diseases, but the taste is more bitter, hardcore natural need heavy regulation, also in reason.