Singapura
Kopi adalah minuman kebangsaan Singapura, bukan teh walaupun pengaruh penjajah Inggeris.
Kopi adalah minuman keras yang penuh dengan karamel halus yang berasal dari susu pekat atau susu yang dikuap.
Kopi mula-mula menjadi kopi Singapura dengan proses pemanggang: kacang-kacangan dipanggang dengan mentega atau marjerin (atau lemak!), dan kadang-kadang gula, untuk memberi mereka karakter yang sangat kaya dan gelap. Kerangnya bertukar berminyak dan aromatik, karamel dan perang, tetapi tidak dibakar.
Kopi biasanya dibuat dengan kacang robusta tinggi, bukan arabica. Rasa dari kacang-kacangan ini mungkin tidak seperti nuansa, halus, dan unik sebagai minuman mewah di kafe pinggul, tetapi ketagihan kafein Singapura bermaksud kopi di dalam cangkir anda hampir selalu baru dipanggang dari roaster berdekatan. Kopitiams (rumah-rumah kopi) mengisar kacang mereka di tempat, dan ada yang memanggang mereka sendiri, dengan resipi yang dijaga dengan teliti.
Setelah tanah, kacang diseduh dalam periuk panjang di dalam "kaus kaki" kain karung kecil yang berfungsi sebagai infuser. Apabila pesanan anda sudah selesai, minuman sedikit pekat dituangkan ke dalam cawan kecil dan dicampur dengan pilihan tenusu kalengan (tidak segar), gula dan air untuk nipis.
Berikut ialah istilah "Singlish" yang boleh anda gunakan untuk memesan kopi di mana-mana sahaja.
Kopi: Cawan lalai kopi dibuat dengan susu pekat manis (tidak diperlukan gula). Susu segar tidak boleh didapati sejak awal dalam sejarah negara, jadi warga Singapura dibuat dengan kalengan. Sekarang, walaupun negara ini mengimport segala-galanya dari beras ke geoduck, rasa untuk tenusu dalam tin masih kekal.
Kopi C: Dengan gula dan gula yang tidak disejat tanpa gula. Sedikit kurang manis, berkrim, dan karamel seperti kopi standard, mungkin lebih seimbang untuk selera Barat dan mereka tanpa gigi manis.
Kopi C Kosong: Dengan susu yang menguap, tiada gula.
Kopi O : Tiada susu, dengan gula.
Kopi O Kosong : Tiada susu, tiada gula.
COs enjoying a Kopi in Singapore.
Singapore
Kopi is the national drink of Singapore, not tea despite the British colonial influence.
Kopi is a dark and full bodied brew with subtle caramel-sweetness that comes from canned condensed or evaporated milk.
Coffee first becomes Singaporean kopi with the roasting process: the beans are roasted with butter or margarine (or lard!), and sometimes sugar, to lend them an especially rich, dark character. The shells turn oily and aromatic, caramelized and browned, but not burnt.
Kopi is typically made with high-caffeine robusta beans, not arabica. The flavour from these beans may not be as nuanced, delicate, and unique as the ultra-fancy brews in hip cafes, but Singapore's caffeine addiction means the kopi in your cup is almost always freshly roasted from a nearby roaster. Kopitiams (coffee houses) grind their beans on-site, and some do their own roasting, with carefully guarded recipes
Once ground, the beans are brewed in a long-spouted pot inside a "sock" a small cloth sack that acts as an infuser. When your order is up, the slightly concentrated brew is poured into a small cup and mixed with your choice of canned dairy (never fresh), sugar, and water to thin out the cup.
Here are the "Singlish" terms you can use to order kopi anywhere.
Kopi: The default cup of kopi is made with sweetened condensed milk (no sugar needed). Fresh milk wasn't available early on in the country's history, so Singaporeans made do with canned. Now, even though the country imports everything from rice to geoduck, the taste for canned dairy remains.
Kopi C: With unsweetened evaporated milk and sugar. A little less sweet, creamy, and caramel-like than standard kopi, perhaps more balanced for Western tastes and those without a sweet tooth.
Kopi C Kosong: With evaporated milk, no sugar.
Kopi O: No milk, with sugar.
Kopi O Kosong: No milk, no sugar.
Language
According to Constitution of Singapore, the single national language of Singapore is Malay, which plays a symbolic role, as Malays are constitutionally recognized as the indigenous peoples of Singapore. The constitution also notes that there are four commonly used languages - English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
Come and join us for a cup of coffee (on special at R10 until 8am) or just for a chat. Take-aways available if you are in a rush. Full breakfasts are available.
You don't need to spend anything, but if you do, it will be for your own account.
Date: Friday, 13 September 2019
Time: From 06h45 - 07:30 (but we will be there until approx. 08h30)
Place: Brioche, 181 Main Rd, Walmer
We look forward to seeing you there!
Logging in Malay would be great. Chinese and Tamil would also work
Reference: A Guide to Singaporean Coffee