Author: My Husband

When we are in Singapore, we would sometimes skip the hotel’s western breakfast and head to the nearest foodcourt for a more “traditional” Singapore version. And nothing is more traditional than a breakfast of kaya toast, soft boiled eggs, and coffee.

This is how the breakfast is presented. A cup of coffee (or tea) with condensed milk, two eggs (prepared in a hot water bath after your order has been taken), a slice of toast with a generous spread of kaya (coconut jam), and some dark soy and white pepper to be used as condiments for the eggs.

Kaya has a nice toasted coconut flavour; it is sweet (don’t overdo it) and very rich. For those of our readers in Vancouver looking for a taste, you can buy jars of this stuff @ T&T or Osaka supermarket.

Eggs are perfectly soft boiled; there are no traces of uncooked albumen.

Eggs are runny. Kaya toast is warm and crisp. Coffee is strong, nutty, and full-bodied. It may not be the healthiest breakfast around, but it sure puts smiles on our faces every time.