Kopi from Yakun Kaya |
Kopi is Hokkien/Malau for coffee. You can find kopi almost everywhere in Singapore. In hawker centers, in food courts, and specialty kopi houses like Yakun Kaya Toast and Toast Box So what is so freaking good about it? It is so much richer than the usual coffee. The aroma makes me feel like I'm drinking something traditional, something memorable. Best of all, Its damn cheap! There's this kopi shop in Maxwell Hawker Center that sells on cup of kopi for 60 cents! In the m
ore commercialized coffee shops, kopi costs around S$1.20 to $S.180. Still so much cheaper than Starbucks and tastes a lot better.
Now here's the fun stuff. There are different kinds of kopi. (thanks to wikipedia)
- kopi oh = hot coffee (sweet)
- kopi oh peng = ice coffee (sweet)
- kopi oh kosong = hot coffee (unsweetened)
- kopi oh kosong peng = iced coffee (unsweetened)
- kopi = milk coffee (sweet)
- kopi peng - iced milk coffee (sweet)
- kopi 'c' - hot coffee with evaporated milk (sweet)
- kopi 'c' kosong - hot coffee with evaporated milk (unsweetened)
- kopi 'c' peng - iced coffee with evaporated milk (sweet)
Me enjoying my kopi! |
As far as I know, they don't have it in decaf. So for those who can't sleep after drinkin a cup of coffee, you might want to start trying kopi earlier in the day. I still have this fantasy of drinking kopi with kaya toast while cruising around Marina Bay on a traditional boat. I might try it soon!
Lastly, if you love this coffee so much and still crave to sip one back in Manila. You can always find a Toast Box at Trinoma, Yakun Kaya Toast somewhere in Ortigas and Kopi Roti at Mall of Asia. Enjoy your KOPI!
Nice to know how to say them, when I feel like trying it... though, I doubt it because I don't drink coffee! You should make audio clips to teach people how to say it in the correct tones, that is if you know them! :P
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Sing.. don't worry.. I will feature other drinks soon! Ice Milo! WOOOOT!
ReplyDeleteI wish Singapore had more GOOD fruit smoothie places. There used to be MIX there, but now it's gone. The fruit juice/smoothie places in Singapore really suck. T_T
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