Kopi Love.

Goodness gracious, life is so good.  We have another "basket of beans" to show you, and that wonderful basket is Singapore. 

 

Traditionally, Singaporean coffee is called kopi and their coffeeshops are referred to as kopitiam.  I have to be honest - I have no idea where these beans come from or how exactly the kopi is prepared.  But what I can offer you is my own experience, and what my first tastes of kopi were like. 

 

Kopi is intense.  It's a little thick, and definitely rich.  It's somewhat overwhelming, but it grows on you.  After a long flight that spits you out into a Singapore morning, kopi is comforting and filling.  I may be well-suited to love kopi since I drink my coffee black every day, but I'm convinced that though most Americans would think it too strong and too thick, many would come around after a few tastes. 

 

Kopitiam is such a culture in Singapore that it has its own speech.  Unfortunately, I forgot everything I'd researched when looking up at a board with "kopi o" (sweetened hot coffee), "kopi o kosong" (black hot coffee), "kopi c" (hot coffee sweetened with evaporated milk), and a dozen others, but I think we survived our struggle.  Stay tuned, folks.  We visited many a kopitiam in Singapore (really, what else would you expect?), and we've got much to tell you.