kaya toast
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Malay:
kaya
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English:
toast
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- a traditional sandwich of kaya paired with thick slabs of butter between slices of toasted bread. It is often eaten with soft-boiled eggs and a cup of kopi or teh. The dish was created by Hainanese immigrants and popularized in coffee shops and kopitiams. It can be seen as a variation of roti bakar or roti kahwin, a genre of Malay sandwiches of toast with various spreads (usually consisting of kaya and another spread).
Yes, Vitamin D can be found in eggs, butter, and fortified foods ... So a breakfast of half-boiled eggs, kaya toast with butter and a glass of milk will start your day with a good helping of Vitamin D.
— 2015 October 30, Marigold HL. Today, "Do you lack Vitamins K and D?". p.23