Penang is not short of places to eat Nyonya food, but Kebaya Dining Room promised something different: familiar Straits Chinese flavors handled with fine-dining precision and served inside the beautifully restored Seven Terraces. It could easily have felt like heritage […]
Getting to know Peranakan cuisine was something both of us were looking forward to and for the same two reasons. First, we were really hungry, and second, because of the growing affection towards this cuisine. We had been flirting with […]
As you saw from our previous posts, Nyonyas had a difficult life. The pressure of competition between wives was constant. Bear in mind that cooking for a mixed culture in that era wasn’t an easy task. Today with globalization in […]
What is Peranakan cuisine? Also known as Nyonya cuisine, it grew from the meeting of Chinese culinary traditions with Malay and Indonesian ingredients, flavors and techniques across the Straits Settlements and the wider region. The result is food that can […]
In Malaysia, we came across Peranakan style cuisine also known as Nyonya Cuisine. If you were in Malaysia you probably ate one of their dishes, without even realizing it. Here we will write more about the Peranakan culture, which developed […]
Laksa, the famous noodle soup from Peranakan culture, gained popularity not only in Malaysia but also in Singapore and Indonesia. One can find Laksa even in Southern Thailand. I must say that this broad access makes me really happy because […]
Some restaurants announce themselves long before you reach the entrance, usually with large menus, enthusiastic promises and photographs of dishes that rarely look quite the same when they arrive. Wild Coriander Melaka caught our attention more quietly, somewhere along the […]