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Kopi (drink)

This article is about the Southeast Asian drink with Hainanese cultural roots. For coffee in Indonesia, see List of Indonesian drinks.

Kopi
A cup of kopi
TypeServed hot or cold
Region of originBritish Malaya
ColorBlack or brown

Kopi (Chinese: 咖啡; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-pi), also known as Nanyang coffee, is a traditional coffee beverage found in several Southeast Asian nations. Often brewed to be highly caffeinated, it is commonly served with sugar and/or milk-based condiments. The drink originated during the British Malaya era and has Hainanese cultural roots. Its name is derived from the Malay term for coffee. The term Nanyang, which means "south sea" in Mandarin, refers to Southeast Asia.[1] Kopi-culture vocabulary is grounded in the Hokkien language as a result of historical immigration to Southeast Asia from the Minnan region of Fujian Province, in southeastern China. The beverage is usually served in coffee shops, hawker centres, and kopitiams across the region.[2]

In Singapore, kopi is recognized as culturally significant[3] and part of everyday diet and lifestyle.[4] Singapore coffee is distinct from other types due to its roasting process and preparation technique involving a variation of the Torrefacto method.[1][5] Concerns over the elevation of diabetes cases have caused the creation of government-led nationwide campaigns in Singapore to reduce sugar intake, especially with regard to sweet drinks or drinks that add large amounts of sugar, such as kopi.[6] The significance of kopi in Singapore's culture can be explored in greater detail in the country's kopi museum.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Traditional Breakfast of Kaya and Kopi". www.roots.sg. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ Lai, Ah Eng (2015). "The Kopitiam in Singapore: An Evolving Story about Cultural Diversity and Cultural Politics". Food, Foodways and Foodscapes: 103–132. doi:10.1142/9789814641234_0006. ISBN 978-981-4641-21-0.
  3. ^ Aljunied, Khairudin (2014). "Coffee-shops in Colonial Singapore: Domains of Contentious Publics". History Workshop Journal. 77: 65–85. doi:10.1093/hwj/dbt011. S2CID 154985319 – via Oxford Academic.
  4. ^ "Singapore Coffee Association". Singapore Coffee Association. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ^ Chang, Cheryl; McGonigle, Ian (2 July 2020). "Kopi culture: consumption, conservatism and cosmopolitanism among Singapore's millennials". Asian Anthropology. 19 (3): 213–231. doi:10.1080/1683478X.2020.1726965. ISSN 1683-478X. S2CID 216228666.
  6. ^ Ng, Kelly (2018). "Sugar? No thanks: Patrons opt for healthier option when asked to sweeten beverages themselves". TODAYonline. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Order kopi like a local". visitsingapore.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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