Kaya toast is a breakfast dish originating from Singapore. The food consists of two slices of toast with butter and kaya (coconut jam), commonly served alongside coffee and soft-boiled eggs. Kaya toast can also be enjoyed in the afternoon as a snack. The introduction of kaya toast happened in close timing with the appearance of kopi tiams or coffee shops in the country. It is speculated that Hainanese immigrants that came up with the dish would use their learnt skills to open these kopi tiam establishments. The popularity of kaya toast is so tightly linked with kopi tiams that even now, Singaporean shop chains such Ya Kun Kaya Toast, Killiney Kopitiam and Toast Box continue to rejuvenate the popularity of kaya toast in modern times with re-creations and adaptations of the toast.