kopi

Southeast Asian coffee

Kopi is coffee in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia, where it refers to traditional coffee brewed with roasted beans and often sugar or condensed milk.

Ordering kopi involves a system of terms specifying preparation: kopi-o (black with sugar), kopi-c (with evaporated milk), kopi gao (extra strong).

The word comes from Malay, itself borrowed from Dutch.

origins

Sumatra

Indonesian island, sixth largest

JavaProgramming language from Sun
BaliIndonesian resort province
SulawesiIndonesian island, distinctive shape

Papua · Singapore · Malaysia · hawker

robusta

bold

Courageous and daring

strongHaving great physical power
bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
earthyCoarse and unpretentious

full-bodied · intense · caffeine · smoky · woody · heavy · thick · punchy · roasted · charred

preparation

evaporated

Converted to gas

icedCooled with cubes
socksCloth foot coverings
pulledDrew with force

butter · margarine · sugar · caramelized · thick · sweetened · traditional · order

luwak

civet

Musk-secreting Asian carnivore

wildNot domesticated or controlled
cagedConfined by bars
fermentedTransformed by microbial action

digestive · enzyme · rare · expensive · luxury · controversial · ethical · Bali · beans · processed

culture

hawker

Roving vocal merchant

uncleMale family elder
auntieInformal familial address
morningDay's early hours

newspaper · toast · soft-boiled · eggs · social · gathering · neighborhood · nostalgic · heritage · old-school

Opposites

beverage type

kopiteh

Intentional chat-room misspelling

tea · chai · green tea · matcha · tisane

COFFEE STYLE (in Southeast Asian context)

Concentrated pressurized brew

filter coffee · pour-over · Americano · drip coffee · instant coffee

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G