In Singapore Traditional Coffee, we use these pots for brewing and serving. Special Coffee sock is used to filter the coffee powder. Singapore coffee are serves in these porclain cup with green flora ornament. With the extra thick edge, it's able to keep coffee warm in a longer period of time.The Singapore
Way to Order a Cup of Coffee
If you want to order your coffee the Singaporeans way when you visit a traditional coffee shop:
- Kopi O - Coffee with sugar
- Kopi - Coffee with condensed milk
- Kopi C - Coffee with additional of evaporated milk
- Kopi Siew Tai - Coffee less sweet
- Kopi Ga Tai - Coffee more sweet
"Kopi" are malay word which means "Coffee". Because Hainanese are the pioneer in selling traditional coffee in Singapore, words "siew tai" & "ga tai" are Hainanese language which are still in use until today.
The operators will also understand if you order the normal way too.
Making The Perfect Cup Of Singapore Coffee
There are many factors in making a good cup of Singapore coffee.
From coffee beans to right amount of coffee powder to right amount of water. Right temperature, brewing time and the amount of condensed milk (sweetener) and full cream milk.
Iced Kopi & Iced Teh is chilled by pouring it into a cocktail shaker with ice, after shaking then pour into a dome shaped cup. With this treatment, you will have a really iced cool kopi or teh.