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What is Teh-C kosong?

Tea with evaporated milk and no sugar. Here’s what’s in the cup, and how to say it like a regular.

Uncle hearsTeh-C kosong

Tea with evaporated milk and no sugar, hot, in a cup and saucer.

In the cup: 2 pours of teh · a pour of evaporated milk

TehTea, strong and brewed through a cloth sock.
CEvaporated milk, plus sugar unless you say kosong.
kosongNo sugar.

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What is Teh-C kosong?

Tea with evaporated milk and no sugar, hot, in a cup and saucer. Teh: Tea, strong and brewed through a cloth sock. C: Evaporated milk, plus sugar unless you say kosong. kosong: No sugar.

How do you order Teh-C kosong?

Say “Teh-C kosong”: the drink, then the milk (O or C), then how strong, how sweet and hot or cold. Iced, it’s “Teh-C kosong peng”. To take it away, it’s “Teh-C kosong tapau”.

Is Teh-C kosong sweet?

Not at all: no sugar.

What’s in a cup of Teh-C kosong?

2 pours of teh, a pour of evaporated milk, hot. Every stall pours its own, so it’s a picture, not a measure.

Teh-C kosong vs Teh-O kosong: what’s the difference?

Teh-C kosong is made with evaporated milk (C); Teh-O kosong is made with no milk (O): tea with no milk and no sugar, hot, in a cup and saucer.

From the kopi order decoder: type any order and see what’s in the cup. Think you can make them fast? Play the kopi game.

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