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===Customization (for Coffee, Tea, and other hot drinks)=== | ===Customization (for Coffee, Tea, and other hot drinks)=== | ||
Kosong: (malay for Zero) No sugar | *Kosong: (malay for Zero) No sugar | ||
Siu Dai: Less sugar | *Siu Dai: Less sugar | ||
See: Carnation Milk | *See: Carnation Milk | ||
Oh: No milk | *Oh: No milk | ||
Peng: (hokkien) With ice | *Peng: (hokkien) With ice | ||
Pau: (hokkien for packet) Take-away | *Pau: (hokkien for packet) Take-away | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 19 November 2010
Definition
Hokkien term for Coffee Shop
Kopi: Coffee Tiam: Shop
Description and History
Traditional kopitiams have marble-top wooden-base tables, and wooden chairs. They are usually found on the ground-level of two-storey shophouses.
Modern-day kopitiams are also known as food courts, and are usually located in shopping centres, and serve a variety of international fare.
Kopitiam Lingo
Traditional kopitiams have a variety of lingo which vary from place to place. A non-exhaustive list of commonly-used terms follows:
Drinks
Kopi: Coffee Teh: Tea, usually prepared with tea-dust, does not come in a tea-bag Diao He: (hokkien for Fishing) Tea, the tea-bag variety Tak Kiu: (hokkien for Kicking Ball) Milo Horlick: Horlicks A Hua Tien: Ovaltine Shi-Pee: Sprite
Customization (for Coffee, Tea, and other hot drinks)
- Kosong: (malay for Zero) No sugar
- Siu Dai: Less sugar
- See: Carnation Milk
- Oh: No milk
- Peng: (hokkien) With ice
- Pau: (hokkien for packet) Take-away