Coffee. A beverage relied upon by many to take on the day. A cup of coffee can be prepared in so many different ways, depending on different cultures, traditions and time zones.

A majority of Malaysians drink their coffee with condensed milk. Kopi Susu is made of one part ground coffee and one part condensed milk. The thick and sweet coffee appeals to the locals’ sweet tooth. Malaysian coffees are made with liberica beans which are roasted with butter and sugar.

An article on the Daily Mail online published an info graphic on how one should order their coffee in 31 countries around the world. We picked the 20 most interesting types and listed them below.

1. Finland: Kaffeost

Why not cheese and coffee? Chunks of juustoleipa cheese are placed at the bottom of the cup before coffee is poured. Once finished, the Finnish scoop up the cheese to eat.

 2. Vietnam: Egg Coffee

The Vietnamese vouched that the combination of condensed milk, sugar, butter, cheese and egg yolks (whisked together) create a coffee that tastes like liquid tiramisu.

3. Saudi Arabia: Kahwa

Saudi Arabians drink cardamom-spiced coffee at any ceremony, often accompanied with sweet, dried dates, that perfectly complement the coffee’s strong bitterness.

4. Argentina: Café Lagrima

Café Lagrima is light and airy, and not very strong. Argentinians enjoy sipping this cup of steamed milk and foam with just a teardrop of espresso.

5. Germany: Pharisäer

The Germans add alcohol to their coffee! In a cup of Pharisäer, black coffee is spiked with two shots of rum and topped with whipped cream.

6. Hong Kong: Yuan Yang

This unique brew made by mixing equal parts coffee, condensed milk, and black tea packs an unexpected punch.

7. Spain: Café Bombon

Paired with churros for breakfast, the intense combination of espresso and condensed milk makes for a filling coffee.

8. Ethiopia: Buna

Served with salt and butter instead of sugar, buna is brewed in a spouted pot known as a jebena. Ethiopian women spend up three hours to make buna.

9. Italy: Espresso Romano

Espresso served with a slice of lemon! A lemon wedge is rubbed along the rim of the cup because Italians believe that the sourness of the lemon enhances the flavor of the coffee.

10. Mexico: Café de Olla

Café de Olla is brewed with cinnamon sticks in earthenware pots for an earthy flavour.

11. Turkey: Turk Kahvesi

Good coffee should be as the Turkish say “as black as hell, as strong as death and as sweet as love.” Served from cezve, a long-handled copper pot with chewy Turkish candy.

12. France: Café au Lait

More sophisticated than a latte, the espresso is served with a side of warm frothed milk served in a mug wide enough for the French to dunk in their baguettes and croissants.

13. Thailand: Oliang

Oliang is ice blended coffee with a range of exotic flavorings such as sesame seed, soy, corn and cardamom. Often served with condensed milk.

14. Ireland: Irish Coffee

An Irish whiskey-spiked concoction topped with whipped cream and sometimes sweetened with brown sugar.

15. Japan: Canned Coffee

As vending machines are everywhere in Japan, hot and cold coffee can be conveniently purchased by the Japanese who are known to prefer their caffeine in a can.

16. Austria: Wiener Melange

Served in every Viennese café, Austria’s traditional drink Mélange, contains espresso, brown sugar and is topped with whipped cream.

17. India: Indian Filter Coffee

Favored by the Indians in the south, this coffee is very slowly brewed using a special filter device, mixed with both milk and sugar before being served in a metal tumbler.

18. USA: Café Breve

An American variant of the latte, Café Breve is a milk-based espresso drink using steamed half-and-half mixture of milk and cream instead of milk and sometimes an ounce of chocolate.

19. Cuba: Café Cubano

Cubans certainly like their coffee strong. Café Cubano is sweetened with sugar during the brewing process, thus no milk is needed for this strong shot of espresso.

20. Senegal: Café Touba

Senegalese’s favorite traditional drink is named after the city of Touba. The coffee is flavored with peppery seeds known as djar, grains of selim, and African black pepper.

So, dare you try the concoctions mentioned above? There’s a huge variety of coffee outlets in Malaysia, and more are sprouting up as you read this article. Each of these outlets are competing to be the best, with super cool interiors, free internet, cozy corners and interesting blends of beans. Check out our EatDrink website for a list of coffee places to visit in KL.

If you rather stick to a “normal” cup of coffee in Malaysia, learn the lingo to help order your coffee, just the way you like it.

Coffee – Kopi

Black coffee – Kopi O

Coffee with evaporated milk – Kopi C

Iced coffee – Add ‘beng’ at the end

Extra thick coffee – Add ‘kaw’ at the end

Sugarless coffee – Add ‘kosong’ at the end

Less sugar – kurang manis

Take away – bungkus or ta pao

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Source: Daily Mail