Nyonya Food

Kuih Dadar (Kuih Tayap)

Nyonya Food — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:16:12 +0000

If you watched my episode of House Hunters International: Family Reunion in Penang and wondered about the green thing I was making in the show, it’s Kuih Dadar. Read on… Nyonya kuih—or Nyonya sweet cakes—is a big part of Nyonya cuisine. In fact, Nyonya kuih is iconic, so much so that it outshines savory dishes. Ask anyone around and it’s...

Ayam Pongteh (Nyonya Chicken and Potato Stew)

Nyonya Food — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:58:54 +0000

Many readers asked me for my Ayam Pongteh recipe, or Nyonya chicken and potato stew. Believe it or not, before this post, I have never had ayam pongteh, even though I grew up with my late grandmother, who was a true blue Penang Nyonya. Much like the Cincaluk Omelet (telur dadar cincaluk) recipe that I shared, Ayam Pongteh is a...

My First Cookbook

Nyonya Food — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:44:56 +0000

You’ve probably read about the great news on Rasa Malaysia, but in case you haven’t heard, my first cookbook “Easy Chinese Recipes” will be released soon. Even though this is a food blog about Nyonya food, I thought many of you might be interested in my work. The cookbook will be available worldwide, starting with a June release in Malaysia...

Cincaluk Omelet (Telur Dadar Cincaluk)

Nyonya Food — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:13:51 +0000

Even though I grew up with Penang Nyonya food, Malacca (Melaka) is the origin of Nyonya food. Back in the old days of the Malacca Sultanate some 600 years ago, Malacca was the most important trading ports for the East and West. With trades, it came Chinese merchants to the Malay peninsula and many of them settled down and married...

Nyonya Baba Cuisine

Nyonya Food — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:13:58 +0000

The best Nyonya food is served at home. In many Peranakan households, dishes such as loh bak, otak-otak, gulai tumis, etc., are prepared constantly or at the very least, during festivities or as offerings for the many prayers. I grew up eating Nyonya food but never appreciated the cuisine when I was little… Since I arrived home in Penang a...

Angku Kuih (Red Tortoise Cake)

Nyonya Food — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:01:35 +0000

Over the Thansgiving holidays, Siew Loon (the long-time contributor of Nyonya Food) came to visit me in Southern California. It was fun and we had a great time chatting about Nyonya food and heritage, not mentioning eating out and shopping to our heart’s content. Please check out Siew Loon’s recipe for Angku, or literally red tortoise cake, which is an...

Nyonya Fried Chicken Recipe (Inchi Kabin)

Nyonya Food — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:46:10 +0000

Inchi Kabin is the Nyonya version of deep-fried chicken. It was one of my late father’s favorites. I remember countless occasions when we were dining out at restaurants in Penang and he would always ask for Inchi Kabin, which was not always on the menu… The main difference of Inchi Kabin compared to other fried chicken is that the chicken...

Nyonya Lam Mee

Nyonya Food — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:15:40 +0000

When I was growing up, one of the biggest family celebrations was my late grandmother’s birthday. Every year on her birthday, our family would host a big birthday party for her and friends and relatives were invited to our home for her birthday dinner. On the day itself, we would make many Nyonya dishes for the dinner as well as...

Pulut Inti

Nyonya Food — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:54:33 +0000

Looking at these beautiful pictures of Pulut Inti, a decadent Nyonya kuih, it suddenly dawned to me that I haven’t had pulut inti for the longest time. Pulut inti was my late grandmother’s favorite Nyonya kuih. When I was growing up, there was this Benggali/Punjabi kuih hawker (he would carry his kuih container on top of his turban) who came...

Kaya Bao (Kaya Steamed Buns)

Nyonya Food — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:47:44 +0000

Contributor: Ho Siew Loon Welcome back to our Bao series! We shall start the series with our ever green Kaya Bao. Bao or steamed buns are popular among the Chinese communities and is usually eaten during breakfast or as a snack at any time of the day and it goes very well with a cup of coffee… Bao looks simple...