The defunct CMC or YY Kafei Dian usually comes to my mind when I am craving for Kaya toast. Until lately when I got to try the hainanese toast at @thehainanstory, apart from the newspaper hainanese curry rice that they are also famous for.

Not so much of the toast, in fact, the firm bite was something that I didn’t really prefer although it was quite fluffy. It comes across dry. It was the homemade Gula Melaka Kaya that stood out; the earthy smokiness of gula melaka was distinct, while complementing the deep caramelised, butterscotch taste. Definitely a good match to the thick slab of oily butter. Comes with soft-boiled eggs, sachets of pepper and soy sauce and a big cup of hot beverage. In our case, a gao yuan yang.