More Food Adventures: Kaya Sandwich Toast and Brewed Coffee at Wang's in Changi Airport

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Kaya is a jam made from coconut milk and chicken eggs, and flavored by pandan leaf that is sweetened with sugar. The spread was said to have originated from Southeast Asia, most likely Indonesia or Malaysia, but other readings also point to Chinese people from the province of Hainan (South China), who worked in kitchens of British ships where they serve toast bread and coffee, and as they settled down in Malaysia and Singapore, they introduced the Kaya toast to the locals. ..

This toast essentially has two basic ingredients. The Kaya Spread and Butter, spread on two pieces of preferably toasted bread. In some instances, if you are making your own Kaya Toast, you can go ahead and spread Kaya and place butter, and place the sandwich into the oven toaster. That makes it easier for it to melt and toast the sandwich at once. Anyway, that's just my way of doing it.

Since Kaya Toast is a popular snack in Singapore and some parts of Malaysia, one will be able to find it anywhere. In this case, at the Changi Airport, at Wang's where we had brewed coffee and Kaya Toast while waiting for my parents and aunts to board their plane.

It took quite some time for the Kaya Toast to arrive, but with the delicious coffee on hand, we didn't complain.

Of course, when the Kaya Toast was served and coffee blended well with its taste, we all fell silent and gave much concentration to what we were savoring at the time. It was delish---

Note: Another variation of this sandwich is the thicker version called the Kaya Toast Custard Sandwich, where Kaya is thicker and richer, thus making it a heavy sandwich to eat. Not good if you are on a diet. But mostly, it is ordered by kids.