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Kaya
咖央
A jam of coconut milk, egg, sugar and pandan cooked slowly until thick, which came to Hong Kong from the Straits; the café's kaya toast is a thick slice spread with kaya and a slab of butter. The green one is pandan (Nonya kaya), the brown one Hainanese (caramelised). Coles and Woolworths carry both kinds (Glory 400g, for example), and so do Asian grocers; the café one is the green.
Cautions: read first
- Contains egg, a mandatory-declaration allergen in Australia, and some brands contain milk; refrigerate once opened.
Preparation
Spread on thick toast with a slice of cold butter.
Origin
Malaya and Singapore, the Straits Chinese. Both kinds at Coles and Woolworths, Glory 400g for example; Asian grocers and online Asian grocers.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · kaya: Glory Coconut Spread (Nonya Kaya) 400g, Glory Hainanese Kaya with Honey 400g, Hengs, Yeo's
Where · Coles and Woolworths (Glory); every Asian grocer; Asian Pantry and ARC online
What to ask for · Green is pandan, the café one; brown is Hainanese
Where · Coles and Woolworths (Glory); every Asian grocer; Asian Pantry and ARC online
What to ask for · Green is pandan, the café one; brown is Hainanese