What a privilege we had to chat with Mr. Lim Eng Lam from Nanyang Old Coffee about the meaning of kopi to the Singaporean identity. Find out why Singapore style kopi uses sugar-glazed coffee beans, or how kopitiams used to be associated with gambling. A simple session of "lim kopi" connects you to decades of history and tradition. If you're still keen to learn more, do visit Nanyang Old Coffee's Coffee Museum at their Chinatown outlet. You can also sign up for their kopi making workshops directly with them!
*Apologies for the change in audio quality. Due to recording constraints, we weren't able to preserve the same audio quality, but we hope the kopi-licious episode makes up for it!*
Sources:
TheCultureTrip
SeriouslyTravel
Epicure and Culture
Kopi culture: consumption, conservatism and cosmopolitanism among Singapore’s millennials (Cheryl Chang & Ian McGonigle, 2020)
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