Nyonya Rempah Udang
Sometime last year, I re-watched the MediaCorp Chinese drama “The Little Nyonya”. Watching the drama inspired my looking into my quasi-nyonya heritage (my maternal grandmother is a nyonya) and I […]
Sometime last year, I re-watched the MediaCorp Chinese drama “The Little Nyonya”. Watching the drama inspired my looking into my quasi-nyonya heritage (my maternal grandmother is a nyonya) and I […]
Some weeks ago, a few friends and I had a potluck Ladies’ Night where we continued the discussion of all things musical from the females perspective, taking off from where […]
So, laksa is one of those nyonya dishes that nobody knew was of Peranakan origin. I never knew it myself till much later too, although I’ve been eating laksa for […]
Special request from my eldest-younger brother (I have three younger brothers!) Kueh Serimuka (sometimes known as Kueh Salat) is another Peranakan/Nyonya delicacy, and while I often see it sold at […]
Black glutinous rice (sweet rice) is a grain that is commonly found in Southeast Asia. I’ve actually seen fields of black rice in Thailand before. It looks like burnt rice, […]
Okay, this cake looks very ‘moh beng’ (pimply/dimpled) because I forgot to cover the top with plastic wrap, and some of the steaming water dripped onto the cake. So, if […]
Growing up, we often had huat kueh (as we call it in Teochew) when there was a Chinese religious holiday of some sort. [Apologies for the lack of real information, […]