Zhng-ed kaya toast with mentaiko & yuzu, with house-made caramel kaya by 51 Noodle House

The humble kaya toast, although easy sufficient to be served at as a breakfast staple in Singapore, is tough to get proper. More typically than not, the kaya is store-bought and often too candy, whereas the bread is burnt or limp. Fete Kopi & Toast manages to get their kaya toast excellent, plus, they’ve put their very own inventive spin on it, whipping up variations with mentaiko and yuzu marmalade.

Fete Kopi & Toast is run by the identical of us behind 51 Noodle House, the hawker stall well-known for its fusion bak chor mee, which comes with Japanese chashu and an onsen egg.

In reality, Fete Kopi & Toast is housed inside its 2nd outlet at The Venue Shoppes, a blended residential and retail improvement at Potong Pasir.

You’ll have the ability to seize its delectable kaya toasts (in addition to its extra trendy variations) throughout breakfast (10.30am – 12pm) and tea time (3pm – 7pm), as lunch is reserved solely for patrons of 51 Noodle House.

What I attempted at Fete Kopi & Toast

But in fact, I began the ball rolling with Fete Kopi & Toast’s Kaya Butter (S$1.90), which comes with handmade kaya and butter, sandwiched between 2 slices of freshly toasted white bread.

What’s spectacular about Fete Kopi & Toast’s kaya is that it’s house-made, and is alleged to include extra coconut egg jam to provide it a richer flavour.

Note that you just’ll have to prime up S$3.80 for it to come back with a set (soft-boiled egg & alternative of kopi or teh).

First impressions— I completely cherished how a lot kaya was given. Every nook and cranny of the toast was slathered in it, making it an actual pleasure to chew into. Even the cool slabs of SCS butter appeared to be drowning within the kaya!

The aromatic style of coconut crammed my whole mouth upon the primary chew. This actually wasn’t your common store-bought butter— this was eggy, creamy and wealthy kaya with a robust coconut flavour profile. In reality, I’d go as far as to say that the coconut was a tad bit overpowering, and I needed there had been extra pandan to counter the tropical nuttiness of the coconut.

Apart from that, the Kaya Butter was extremely fulfilling. I cherished how the graceful and aromatic kaya melded along with the chilly, rectangular cubes of butter to create a luscious mouthfeel. Not to say, the bread was toasted completely, leading to crisp slices that had been neither too skinny or thick.

Moving onto maybe my most anticipated toast of the day— Fete Kopi & Toast’s Mentaiko (S$3.50), which options blow-torched spicy cod roe slathered on toasted white bread.

This was heaven in a single chew. I actually needed to shut my eyes for a number of seconds simply to get pleasure from each single morsel.

Stunningly savoury and mouthwateringly scrumptious, the mentaiko was buttery and creamy, and retained a spicy but umami-filled flavour that made me want this expertise would by no means finish.

To prime it off, the beautiful mentaiko was sandwiched between two fluffy items of white bread that had been calmly toasted, giving it a crisp and flaky texture.

I do know that mentaiko can often get too salty, however Fete Kopi & Toast by some means managed to cowl your entire piece of bread from head to toe in grilled mentaiko, whereas making certain that it wasn’t too overpowering or savoury.

This was insanely addictive. The mixture of torched mentaiko on grilled white toast is one thing I’ve simply found because of Fete Kopi & Toast, and it’s one thing I’ll gladly come again right here for once more.

Last however not least, I received Fete Kopi & Toast’s Sandwich (S$5.50), which got here with shoulder ham, cheese, egg, Japanese cucumbers and lettuce.

It may be worthy to notice that the shoulder ham used right here can be the identical chashu that’s served in 51 Noodle House’s signature fusion bak chor mee.

For a sandwich this loaded, its flavours had been lighter than anticipated.

I had totally anticipated a robust, meaty savouriness from the chashu, however what I had gotten was a mild sweetness as an alternative, which paired properly with the gentle eggs and crunch from the lettuce. A faint butteriness got here via on the finish of every chew, accompanied by a tinge of saltiness from the Kewpie mayo.

You’re actually getting your cash’s value with this sandwich— simply have a look at the three slabs of chashu in every slice!

I made a decision to prime up S$3.80 to strive Fete Kopi & Toast’s eggs, kopi and teh.

Each set provides you with two soft-boiled eggs, that are accompanied by your customary soy sauce and white pepper.

I need to say, Fete Kopi & Toast has managed to nail down its soft-boiled eggs virtually completely.

Most renditions I’ve tried are both too watery or too cooked, however these had been timed excellent. The egg whites had been jiggly and runny, whereas the yolks had simply begun to set and retained a tinge of firmness.

I drink black espresso prefer it’s water (belief me, simply ask my colleagues, Pavin or Aaron), so I had extraordinarily excessive hopes for Fete Kopi & Toast’s kopi-o.

Instead of the wealthy roastedness that often hits me with coffees made utilizing the sock methodology, Fete Kopi & Toast’s kopi-o was a lot lighter, smoother and cleaner, and the style of the roasted espresso beans solely got here via on the finish of every sip. It jogged my memory of prompt 2-in-1 kopi-o luggage reasonably than the basic kopi-o out of your customary espresso store.

As somebody who prefers her espresso additional sturdy, this upset me barely because it tasted extra watered down than I’d count on. It’s nonetheless respectable, don’t get me unsuitable, but it surely’s not potent or wealthy kopi.

Similarly, the teh additionally tasted cleaner and lighter, as if evaporated milk had been added reasonably than condensed milk (if that’s the case, it’d have been teh-c). However, due to that, I might style the perfume from the tea. I additionally loved it that the teh wasn’t too candy both.

Final ideas

Am I nonetheless dreaming of Fete Kopi & Toast’s Mentaiko? Yes. Hands down, sure.

This was most likely probably the greatest makes use of of mentaiko that I’ve come throughout in my whole life. Somehow, Fete Kopi & Toast has managed to make sure that every chew was full of savoury mentaiko, whereas not overdoing it on the identical time.

Residents who keep close by, or those that work across the space, rely your self fortunate. These toasts, no matter whether or not it’s the Kaya Butter, Mentaiko or Sandwich, can be wonderful to have each day.

If solely I had identified that its espresso wasn’t as sturdy as I’d have favored, I’d have requested for kopi-o gao as an alternative!

Expected harm: S$1.90 – S$11 per pax

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