Ipoh white coffee
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Ipoh "white" coffee is a popular coffee
drink which originated in Ipoh
, Perak
, Malaysia. The coffee beans are roasted with palm-oil margarine, and the resulting coffee is served with condensed milk
.
The term "white coffee" originates from the literal translation of its Chinese name, which was introduced in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to work in the local tin mines.
Traditionally, Malaysian style "black" coffee roast (Kopi-O) is produced by roasting the beans with sugar, margarine and wheat.
"White" coffee, on the other hand, is produced with only margarine and without any sugar, resulting in a less dark roast. Chang Jiang White Coffee and SYL White Coffee is one of the example of traditional style of white coffee. Ipoh White Coffee is also widely available in an instant
version. It is sometimes consumed after dinner.
The generic term "Ipoh white coffee" in Chinese is "怡保白咖啡"(Jyutping
: Ji4bou2 Baak6 Kaa1fei1). Baak6 "白" (pinyin
: bái), commonly means white, has nothing to do with the colour in this instance, but is rather a reference to the way how the coffee is roasted. In Chinese, Bái also means 'without, or unadulterated', nothing has been added to the coffee during the roasting process.
Ipoh white coffee was adopted as one of the official drinks at the Malaysia Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
drink which originated in Ipoh
Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....
, Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, Malaysia. The coffee beans are roasted with palm-oil margarine, and the resulting coffee is served with condensed milk
Condensed milk
Condensed milk, also known as sweetened condensed milk, is cow's milk from which water has been removed and to which sugar has been added, yielding a very thick, sweet product which when canned can last for years without refrigeration if unopened. The two terms, condensed milk and sweetened...
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The term "white coffee" originates from the literal translation of its Chinese name, which was introduced in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to work in the local tin mines.
Traditionally, Malaysian style "black" coffee roast (Kopi-O) is produced by roasting the beans with sugar, margarine and wheat.
"White" coffee, on the other hand, is produced with only margarine and without any sugar, resulting in a less dark roast. Chang Jiang White Coffee and SYL White Coffee is one of the example of traditional style of white coffee. Ipoh White Coffee is also widely available in an instant
Instant coffee
Instant coffee, also called soluble coffee and coffee powder, is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. Instant coffee is commercially prepared by either freeze-drying or spray drying, after which it can be rehydrated...
version. It is sometimes consumed after dinner.
The generic term "Ipoh white coffee" in Chinese is "怡保白咖啡"(Jyutping
Jyutping
Jyutping is a romanization system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme...
: Ji4bou2 Baak6 Kaa1fei1). Baak6 "白" (pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: bái), commonly means white, has nothing to do with the colour in this instance, but is rather a reference to the way how the coffee is roasted. In Chinese, Bái also means 'without, or unadulterated', nothing has been added to the coffee during the roasting process.
Ipoh white coffee was adopted as one of the official drinks at the Malaysia Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.