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Kaya Toast — traditional dish from Singapore, Singapore
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Nutritional Values

🔥450kcal
💪8gProtein
🌾56gCarbs
🥑22gFat
🌿2gFibre
⚖️100 gServing

* Per serving · 100 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten 🥛 Dairy

Kaya Toast

How to order / say it
Say it 咖椰吐司 — [Ka-yeah Toast]
Order I'd like kaya toast, please.
Locally 我要一份咖椰吐司，谢谢。
Say locally

Sliced bread toasted and spread with coconut jam and butter.

Why try it?

A classic breakfast staple in Singapore, kaya toast is deeply rooted in the local coffee shop culture known as kopitiam, symbolizing the daily life of Singaporeans.

How it tastes

The combination of the sweet, creamy kaya and salty butter creates a delightful balance, with the bread offering a satisfying crunch.

Origin & History — first documented: 1900

Kaya Toast has been a breakfast tradition since the early 1900s, created in Hainanese-owned coffee shops that adapted their European culinary training to local tastes.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 4 slices white bread
  • 🍯 100 g kaya jam
  • 🥛 50 g butter
  • 🍯 20 g sugar
  • 🥛 100 ml coconut milk
  • 🥚 2 whole eggs
  • 🌿 5 g pandan leaves

Method

  1. 1 Prepare kaya jam by cooking eggs, sugar, and coconut milk with pandan leaves until thick.
  2. 2 Toast bread slices until golden and slightly crisp.
  3. 3 Spread kaya jam generously onto the toasted slices.
  4. 4 Add a layer of butter before sandwiching slices together.

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