I used to be a fan of Starbucks - I know my frappucino from my macchiato, I know the Starbucks lingo - I know what it means when somebody says venti decaf 2% vanilla latte.But I have not stepped into one in more than 3 months. Why ? I'm re-discovering the humble kopi. Once overshadowed by the more glamorous Western chains of coffee shops but not anymore.
They seemed to have made a comeback over the years & the kopi tiam has gone upmarket - Ya Kun, Toast Box, Wang, Mr Teh Tarik. Not only are they in air conditioned comfort, they are also offering ice blended coffees & get this, kopiccino.I love going there for our mid afternoon snack of soft boiled eggs & kaya toast. Not quite the same gouter that we used to have in France.
Hey kopi tiams have their lingo too. I know what kopi o (coffee black) & kopi kosong (coffee no milk no sugar) means but I only just found out what's kopi siu dai (coffee less sweet).So why pay $8 when you can get $1 coffee done the traditional way ? In a sock, of course.
5 comments:
Brilliant! I love going to kopi-tiams too.. although I don't drink kopi, I drink Milo. But oh.. "kopiccino" sounds sooo cool. Why didn't I think of that earlier! Pure genius!
i do love those old school hainaniese coffee shops, but an incident kind of turn me off.
i was waiting for my kopi siew dai when i saw the aunty using a single spoon for EVERYTHING. she use the same spoon to stir my coffee, scoop sugar, worse, scoop butter and kaya and then back into my coffee again. i didn't frequent that kopi shop again and i love starbucks. and all the ya kun stuffs are very commercial and ex. 3 years ago i swear a cup of kopi O was only 60 cents!!!
tsulin ++ - When you come to Singapore, we can hang out & have a kopiccino together. I thought it was brilliant too.
katherine - I'm not boycotting Starbucks but I just find less of a reason to head over. hehe can you buy anything for 60 cents nowdays ?
i miss kopi so much it hurts....the so called "singaporean" restaurant i've been to here...they don't serve kopi. too bad too bad!
must support local kopitiam before they are extinct.
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