Eat Toast

A Piece of Toast with Cheese

While the object fetishism of this era has somewhat eroded this statement's validity, I often find myself repeating the design-school mantra drummed into my head: "People don't want toasters. What they want is toast."

The method of toasting bread at Ah Wang's cafe is by electric toaster. The bread is evenly browned on both sides, and crunchy. The toast is traditionally served with kaya or a combination of kaya and butter for a sweet-savoury taste. The kaya has always been homemade from only three ingredients -- coconut milk, sugar and eggs. It is custardy in texture with a balanced, sweet flavour. Best of all, no preservatives are used and it is also for sale.

You’d think that after more than 80 years on the market, toasters would finally serve up perfect toast.