Toast with butter and kaya coconut jam, served with kopi and two runny soft-boiled eggs with dark soy sauce and white pepper, for breakfast or a snack.
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Ingredients
- White bread (sliced thin)
- Kaya: coconut milk, eggs, pandan juice, sugar
- Salted butter (cold slab)
- Eggs (free-range)
- Dark soy sauce
- White pepper
- Robusta or blended Nanyang coffee beans
- Coffee sock filter
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Editor tip. The kaya must be made low and slow; high heat produces scrambled egg jam. Traditional versions cook it for over an hour.
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