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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Malaysia's Nyonya Food


Nyonya Cuisine (Peranakan food) is a blend of Chinese and Malay cooking styles, that originates from the Peranakans or Baba and Nyonya (or Nonya) of Malaysia and Singapore. This cuisine is unique to Malaysia and Singapore. Today the food of the communities that are found mainly in Penang, Kedah, Singapore and Melaka


Visitors to Penang, Melaka or Singapore should check out some Nyonya Dishes, such a below:


  • Acar Awak - Pickled vegetables of carrots, long beans, cucumber, etc, cooked with ginger, turmeric, garlic and vinegar (photo)

  • Acar Ikan - Pickled Fish; small fried fish soaked in sauce of oil, tamarind, garlic

  • Nasi Ulam - rice mixed with vegetables, a variety of local aromatic herbs, grounded salted fish, desiccated coconut, etc.

  • Inchee Kay Bin - Chicken spiced with curry paste and deep fried

check out more Nyonya food and Recipies at http://food.mymalaysiabooks.com/

or at food pages at http://www.mymalaysiabooks.com/recipe/food.htm