Coffee in Southeast Asia

Kopi, charcoal and sweetened condensed milk.

Es Kopi Susu

A tall glass of iced milk coffee sweetened with palm sugar, smoky and caramel rather than just sweet. It is a…

10 min

Ipoh White Coffee

A pale, frothy, sweet milk coffee, smoother and nuttier than ordinary kopi. The white has nothing to do with…

7 min

Kopi Joss, Charcoal Coffee

A glowing ember of hardwood charcoal dropped straight into a glass of sweet black coffee. It hisses, throws up…

20 min

Kopi Tubruk

A glass of strong, sweet black coffee with the grounds still in it, settled to a thick layer at the bottom. It…

5 min

Kopi, Kopi O and Kopi C

Thick, dark, butter-roasted coffee pulled through a cloth sock and sweetened at the counter in exact, coded…

7 min

Oliang

A tall glass of very sweet, very cold black coffee with a toasty, nutty, almost cereal edge from the roasted…

13 min

Thai Iced Coffee

Strong, dark, grain-scented Thai coffee sweetened with condensed milk, poured over crushed ice and finished…

13 min