This is a typical Singaporean breakfast and coffee (kopi)

The typical Australian breakfast includes your bacon, sausages, toast, eggs in various forms, hash browns, mushrooms, baked tomatoes, baked beans etc

So what does a popular breakfast in Singapore look like?

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This would include additions such as kaya on toast or peanut butter on toast with kopi for less than $5 a set. (Ok there are many other dishes such as noodles, congee, steamed buns...)

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Kopi is the super strong local coffee. There are over 3000 local kopi shops on Singapore where you can get your caffeine fix for as little as $0.80c!

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If you didn’t grow up with the stuff it can be confusing to order your coffee. Thankfully some stores have signboards to help us out.

Kopi is pronounced ‘kaw-pee’

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Elsewhere there are stores that sell plates describing the different kopi variants as souvenirs.

Here are some typical orders:

  • Kopi-o: black, with sugar
  • Kopi-c: coffee with unsweetened evaporated milk
  • Kopi-kah-c: extra sweet with condensed milk and evaporated milk
  • Kopi-kosong: black, no sugar
  • Kopi peng: sweet white coffee with ice
  • Kopi-o peng: sweet black coffee with ice

Next time you’re in a Singapore, give it a shot!

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