What is Kopi Tiam?

2 It was especially popular in Singapore, where many of these shops are located in urban residential areas funded in the city. Kopi Tiam usually has a long range of different meals, but foods that are constantly present are eggs, bread, tea and of course coffee.

The term "kopi tiam" is considered the word "kopi" comes from a Malaysian language that literally means "coffee", while "tiam" is Fukien the word that projected into "shopping" or "shop". Together, this sentence literally concerns the fact that he is a café. Often these two words are joined as "kopitiam". Most likely, Malaysia was a place of Kopi Tiam and it was said that the other was the most numerous in Penang. When they moved to Singapore in the 40s of the 20th century, they took with them a kopitiam and the café has since become popular in Singapore, probably even more than in Malaysia.

in their early herdsIt was Kopi Tiam a small shop that would largely take care of a lower class, which included mostly workers and workers with a blue collar. The shop would serve cheap snacks, drinks and sometimes food, which was usually a portion of rice and Viand. Since then, these small shops have become large areas sorted by food stalls, very similar to the food court.

Kitchen served in a typical kick Tiam is a number of cultural diversity, from Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian and Indian influences. Some of the found foods are matte amounts, noodle soups, seafood and curry meat. The growing population of Muslims and Hindus, who do not eat pork and beef, promoted more diversities of food and healthier possibilities of vegetarian meals. Even western meals such as hamburgers, fish and fries and fries have also become popular in Kopitiam.

Fruit stalls are also present in food stores. Interestingly, durian fruit, known for his pungent odor, jThe most popular among the fruits sold in a kick Tiam, although the fruit cannot enter public spaces and vehicles because of its smell. Other fruit sold are jackfruit, pineapple, mangosteen and longan. It is not unusual for desert stalls to stand next to fruit stalls to sell fruit dessert and drinks.

As its name, coffee, tea and other drinks suggests, they are extremely popular in a kick. Coffee mixed with condensed milk would be "kick", while "copying" refers to coffee mixed with sugar, milk and ice. Tea, on the other hand, is referred to as "". Other popular drinks include soy milk, sugar cane juice and bubble tea.