Coffee in Malaysia

As we know, coffee was internationally accepted and had a different style and unique in each different country or region. As we knew, the most sold and easy to find coffee in the market were Americano, Espresso, Latte and Mocha. How about traditional or local style coffee and I mean in my own country, Malaysia. It's weird that I get inside Starbuck and order Kopi O Ais. In this post I'll explain more about local style coffee.

Coffee and Malaysia

Known as Kopi in Malay, coffee believe was introduced by the British Officer during the Colonial period in Malaya. Besides becoming drink by high rank officer, the drink also become popular among the people in Malaya. In beginning in Malays community, coffee mostly serves at Warung or hawker stall. While in the town, all of coffeeserves in Kopitiam generally run by Hainanese and Hokkien. Todays, warung and Kopitiam can be seen everywhere in Malaysia. Additionally, a new concept of restaurant was known as Mamak stall also serve coffee.

Type

Mostly coffee in Malaysia can divide into two type that's kopi'o (plain coffee) and kopi susu (serve with milk). Both types serve hot or cold. 

When

All Malaysian consume coffee day and night. It's true or not. In my opinion, It's true. For breakfast, coffee had become alternative choice for teh tarik. It's serve along bread or half boil egg. For lunch, some of Malaysian choose to drink coffee ice. At night, coffee become favorite choice for the one that love to hang out for watching football match or midnight movies.

What's infamous

Well known coffee in Malaysia mostly Kluang Railway Coffee and Ipoh White Coffee.

Traditional VS Modern & Import Coffee.

All around the world know that Starbuck, San Francisco Coffee or Coffee Bean were big name in Coffee industry but it only sold non-local coffee. Somebody will laugh at you if you get into Starbuck and order kopi o ais. Soon, local companies had took initiative to come up modern style cafe but serve also traditional coffee. Now, all of this brand can stand equal to Starbuck or Coffee Bean such as Old Town White Coffee or Ipoh White Coffee. 

Old Town White Coffee, well known for white coffee product

Coffee and happiness

Coffee was well known beverage in human history and consumed by all of the country around the world. So, just imagine the market value of any coffee product in the market. Just coffee itself had giving birth to so many coffee franchise such as Starbuck and thousand of product that we can buy it from hypermarket. Different people always drink different type of coffee. We can choose to drink Mocha, Latte, Cappuccino or Espresso. 

Here the things that can relate coffee with happiness

Cheap

Coffee was not consume by the rich only but also being favorite by the average and the poor. Why, because it's cheap. Anybody in the world affordable a cup of coffee. For a rich guys, they just enter the Starbuck and  get a nice cup of Latte or Mocha. Others than that still able to drink a cup of coffee everyday. People had choice. Some of them just consume instant coffee from hypermarket. For people from the rural or remote place, they grow coffee tree and just process the bean by themselves. 

Taste good

Coffee originally a dark color drink that the taste so bitter. In reality the taste still good and unique. For myself, I like to drink coffee without any additional flavor or sugar. However in Malaysia, It's kin weird to order a cup of coffee without sugar. For myself, always face a kind of situation that the waiter ask for my confirmation three times before proceed. "Sir, are you sure to drink a cup of coffee without sugar" and my answer always "Yes, if you are so kind, add more coffee please, thank". Like I says before, different people different taste. Like coffee, some just drink coffee without add-on flavor but for most young generation, they prefer coffee that combine with others element like chocolate or cream. Yeah, we can choose Latte or Cappuccino. It's look good and taste great.

Aroma

Believe me or not, aroma from coffee is very unique. It's has power of relaxation. From stress mind, coffee will help you to fade always the stress. Before brew the coffee, just smell coffee powder and your nose will sense a great aroma. That's the real reason why I always drink a plain coffee. While enjoys a real bitter taste of coffee, it also help me to release a lot. One more unique things from the aroma is it also help to enhance your sense and mind. It's helpful when you can't come up with any ideas. Just relax and get a cup of coffee and everything will be fine.

Believe me, try your favorite coffee today and your day will be better.