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kaya toast

American  
[kahy-uh tohst] / ˈkaɪ ə ˌtoʊst /

noun

  1. in Malaysia and Singapore, a sandwich made with butter and kaya between two slices of toast.


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His Fwah! takes kaya, toast traditionally served with a Malaysian coconut-egg jam, and bolsters it with a slab of foie gras.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2019

Please don’t miss the less ostentatious kaya toast, a buttery grilled sandwich filled with a thick, sweet pandan-tinted coconut jam that the cooks make themselves.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2018

After a red-eye from India, we dashed out for a Singaporean breakfast of kaya toast and then retreated to the hotel for a few hours of repose before rejoining the living later that day.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2016

Runners up: The restaurant's namesake dish, the kaya toast, a popular snack in Malaysia and Singapore. Thick pieces of white bread are toasted, then served like a sandwich — filled with scrambled eggs and coconut jam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2015

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