Drinking coffee is one of the cornerstones to being a Malaysian. In Malaysia, whenever a new shopping area is built, the first shop that would open first is usually a coffee shop (Kopitiam).
These traditional shops often offer a variety of delicious food along with an aromatic cup of coffee. This combination is the breakfast choice for an average Malaysian.
Talking about coffee shop, most of them offers Hainanese Coffee which is very famous in Nanyang.
Both Hainanese and coffee had been two peas in a pot since the nineteenth century. In that period, life in southern China is grueling, which resulted in a migration of the Hainanese to Malaysia (known as Malaya back then) to make a living.
Later on, these Hainanese migrants in Malaysia were exposed to the habit of coffee drinking by foreigners and decided to bring this culture back in their hometown.
Moreover, the Hainanese even brought back some coffee beans to be planted in Hainan Island. Over the years, Hainan Island gradually becomes the main planting site of Chinese coffee beans and Hainanese coffee started taking off from there.
Along with coffee, the best signature breakfast to eat with is half-boiled egg and baked kaya butter toast.
Since then, Hainanese Coffee and these foods has become the traditional Chinese breakfast.
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