Malaysia part 4, how much kaya toast can i eat

7 May 2010, 01:21

This post is for my besties who are travelling to Malaysia for 2.5weeks eating their way thru all the tasty eats that Malaysia has to offer. Gonna miss you guys! So anyways. Kaya toast aka Roti Bakar. This glorious snack is a staple in all kopitiams (coffee shops) in Malaysia. My mission this trip was to visit as many kopitiams as my cholesterol laden heart could handle to find my favourite kaya toast. Kaya is a spread made of eggs, sugar and coconut milk and flavored with pandan and no don’t even think of trying to bring it thru Australian customs haha the above kaya toast was from the Daily Express in the KLCC food court- Golden Toast RM2.20/AU$0.75. Surprisingly one of the best kaya toast ive had with a super thick layer of kaya and slabs of butter, nicely toasted and sandwiched with thick slices of white bread.


The good thing about restaurants in Malaysia is that they’re not fazed when someone whips out a camera haha blogging is so freaking huge in Asia i love it! Managed to stalk the kaya man doing his thing- toasting the bread old skool way over a grill, spreading a nice thick layer of kaya, topping with pre cut slices of butter and slicing in half to equal awesomeness.


Oriental Cravings (G359 1 Utama Shopping Center). Dude i have to spread my own kaya? Definitely not enough kaya in that teensy tiny pot although the butter was very generous and i loved the thick slices of bread. Teh ais RM4.90/AU$1.65 was sweet. Most drinks in Malaysia are super sweet. I’m not surprised diabetes is high in this country.


Old Town Coffee Shop (Lot 03-112, Berjaya Times Square) Kaya & Butter RM2.90/AU$0.95. The bread isn’t burnt it’s just.. brown.. super thin too which makes for one crunchy sandwich. Kaya was thinly spread but the toast didnt need a thick layer because the bread was so thin and the butter ratio was awesome. Noods ordered a random Polo bun which was nothing to write home about. It was bready and hardly any filling.


Pak Hailam Kopitiam (Lot C28, Concourse Floor, Sungai Wang Plaza) Kaya Butter Toast RM2.20/AU$0.75. Teehee the butter looks like teeth! Much easier to cut the butter in pieces than spreading it i guess. That crazy green drink is a lime sour plum and its hell sour but so freaking addictive. Pretty much all kopitiams (and starbucks) have free wifi woot!


Hometown Kopitiam (Lot 141, 1st Floor, Western Courtyard, The Curve) Roti Bakar RM2.20/AU$0.75. The Curve isn’t that great a shopping centre but there are heaps
of restaurants and cafes and this kopitiam is in a prime position under cover and with outdoor seating. Order at the counter, hand over your cash and take your drinks and they’ll bring your food to you. This kaya toast was pretty good and made my top 3 with the thick layer of kaya and sticks of butter. Had to order a barley drink because i needed a break from all the caffeineated coffee tea drinks and sour lemon drinks id been having with my toast haha


Station Kopitiam (Lot 04-92 & 93, 4th Floor, Berjaya Times Square). This kaya toast was so average i didnt even bother writing down the price because it was pretty terrible. Oh i pulled it apart before taking a photo my bad but yeah it was super dry and only the very center had butter and the kaya wasn’t very fragrant


Killiney Kopitiam (Lot G(E) 011-A External Ground Floor, Mid Valley Megamall) Butter Kaya Toast RM2.50/AU$0.85. i started getting a lil sick of eating so much kaya toast haha but this toast was decent, just enough kaya and butter and another lime ais to wash it down


Ok this isn’t kaya toast but this is what happens when you ask for toast with eggs- you get french toast HAHAHA can’t blame them really..

1. Just as well you can buy kaya in Asian grocery stores cause I got me some cravin’ after reading this story!

   — Moya    May 7, 01:46 AM    #
   
   

2. Yum! I love that kind of stuff for breakfast. We have something similar in Hong Kong but it’s less sophisticated…and when I say that I mean it’s just a slab of butter between two pieces of toast. =P

   — The Shooter    May 7, 02:31 AM    #
   
   

3. Dude, kaya overload, nice work! Every now and then, I fall apart.

   — Karen | C&C    May 7, 02:40 AM    #
   
   

4. ROFL that is hilarious they gave you french toast. Wheee so much kaya toast, that is awesome, I want some right now with milo. Oh dear, Karen is obsessed.

   — Steph    May 7, 09:02 AM    #
   
   

5. yum! but so much butter.

   Simple Asian breakfast but oh so tasty! I miss the variety of food and the crazy hours stores trade in Asia.

   — mashi    May 7, 10:27 AM    #
   
   

6. The Kaya toast sounds divine! Is it a sweet tasting toast with the coconut milk and sugar?

   — Cass    May 7, 11:36 AM    #
   
   

7. LOL @ toast with eggs. Omgod, all that toast is insane. Whut, whut??

   There is so much butter, my arteries are quivering in anticipation – in making my own, that is :D

   — Margaret    May 7, 11:48 AM    #
   
   

8. Cuz, Its Roti BakaR. i think u really over did it with the kaya. I worry for you!

   — Viv    May 7, 01:24 PM    #
   
   

9. Hahah awesome. I came, I saw and I drooled. I love this stuff too!

   — mooiness    May 7, 01:38 PM    #
   
   

10. This is totally insane with the amount of kaya toasts you have sampled in Malaysia!

    — Ellie (Almost Bourdain)    May 7, 01:52 PM    #
    
    

11. Lol, that is a huge amount of toast. So which one was the best?

    — Mark @ Cafe Campana    May 7, 02:05 PM    #
    
    

12. Wow talk about Kaya overload. Wow the butter is in slabs on the toast!!

    I saw some Kaya at Hurstville the other week and forgot to go back and grab it :( So curious about tasting it after hearing about Kaya over the past few months.

    — Sara (Belly Rumbles)    May 7, 02:25 PM    #
    
    

13. omg thats damn a lot of kaya! hahaha does brown or green kaya make a difference to you? hm only ever tried old town white coffee, will try KLCC next time hahaha. WELL DONE EPIC EFFORT!!!

    — Ssook @ nommy nom nom    May 7, 07:44 PM    #
    
    

14. Oh you are SO much like Rish in some ways.

    — Fiona    May 7, 10:17 PM    #
    
    

15. There is no limit to the amount of kaya toast one can consume and HELLO sugar cane juice!

    — catty    May 8, 01:21 AM    #
    
    

16. Omg! Seven sessions? Please tell me that this wasn’t all in one day? :)

    Gotta check our a few of these places. There’s a place called Toast Box that looks interesting.

    — Simon @ the heart of food    May 8, 03:21 PM    #
    
    

17. Oh wow I think I just OD’ed on Kaya just by reading thru this post… and you guys should had added kaya to that polo bun

    — FFichiban    May 8, 04:19 PM    #
    
    

18. Hope our foodie buddies will be all Kaya-ed out while they are in Malaysia!

    — Yas @ hungry.digital.elf    May 9, 10:26 PM    #
    
    

19. Seriously lady you have to have worms. So much processed white bread and sugar. How the hell do you stay so thin??!

    Defies science and logic I tell you!

    — Forager    May 9, 10:31 PM    #
    
    

20. You know, Ya Kun Kaya Toast in SG has a strict no-cameras policy. It annoys me because they have highly humorous signs.

    I think your insides are more shot than mine.

    — The Ninja    May 10, 10:19 PM    #
    
    

21. Not happy jan! you make me crave kaya toast. a coffee shop in ipoh makes the best kaya toasts :)

    — foodwink    May 11, 08:33 PM    #
    
    

22. Haha, you seriously had that much kaya toast? I will have to try this thing called kaya some day.

    — angie    May 13, 12:13 AM    #