Wednesday, October 10, 2007  Kaya sandwich toast - coconut jam
and butter, a perfect pair!  Kaya is a jam flavored by pandan
leaf and sweetened with sugar, made from coconut milk and
chicken eggs. The spread originated in Southeast Asia, most
likely Indonesia or Malaysia.  Kaya is sweet and creamy,
available as a golden brown or green colored spread depending on
the amount of pandan and extent of caramelization of the sugar.
As with other jams, kaya is typically spread on toast and eaten
in the morning or for tea breaks. This toast, also known as kaya
toast where essentially kaya and usually butter are spread on
two pieces of preferably toasted bread, has gradually made its
way as a popular snack in Singapore and some parts of Malaysia.
This kaya (coconut jam) + butter sandwich toast is even served
as a snack or tea set: with half-boiled/soft-boiled eggs adding
dashes of pepper and dark soy sauce, and consumed with tea or
coffee adding condensed milk (kopi-gaw, kopi-si); even black
~kopi-o!  I made these kay