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Kaya Toast

Name: Kaya Toast
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Singapore
Ingredients: 4 slices Sliced Bread; 4 tbsp Kaya Jam; 20g Butter; 2 Egg; 1 tsp Soy Sauce; to taste Black Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Crisp toast sandwiched with coconut jam and butter — Singapore's classic breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A staple born from Hainanese-run coffee shop culture. Traditionally served with soft-boiled eggs drizzled with soy sauce and pepper, alongside strong "kopi" coffee. Kaya jam itself — made from pandan leaf, coconut milk, and egg — is a distinctly Southeast Asian invention.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Eaten for breakfast at coffee shops, alongside soft-boiled eggs and strong coffee.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Sliced Bread 4 slices
Kaya Jam 4 tbsp
Butter 20g
Egg 2
Soy Sauce 1 tsp
Black Pepper to taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Toast the bread until crisp.
Soft-boil the eggs by soaking in hot water for about 6 minutes.
Spread kaya jam on two slices of toast, and a thin layer of butter on the other two.
Sandwich the kaya-jam toast with the buttered toast.
Crack the soft-boiled eggs into a bowl and drizzle with soy sauce and pepper.
Cut the toast into pieces and serve alongside the soft-boiled eggs.

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