Nyonya cuisine

Is generally referred to as the result of inter-marriages between the Chinese immigrants and the local Malays, which produced a unique cuisine where local ingredients such as chilies, belacan (Malaysian shrimp paste) Enche Kabin ,Chicken kapitan ,etc are used. To assimilate to the local culture, these early days Chinese immigrants also adopted local Malay traditions–the men were called Babas and the women were called Nyonyas…

Example of the Nyonya Dishes....



 Enche Bite
  Chicken Bites - bite-sized pieces of chicken are marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, five-spice powder, black pepper, ginger and scallions, then dipped in egg and flour and deep fried. Popular as a bar snack, this dish can be served hot or cold.



 

Chicken kapitan

his curry is a distinctly Nyonya flavored chicken curry using tamarind juice, candlenut, fresh turmeric root and [also spelt belachan or blacan], a shrimp paste, among other ingredients. Besides the usual steamed white rice, this dish is excellent served with Roti Jala.

Asam Laksa

Noodles in Tangy Fish Soup - Thick rice noodles are served in a tangy fish soup/gravy. Not at all fishy, the soupy gravy is made with mackerel and lots of aromatic herbs. Fresh garnishing of shredded cucumber, lettuce, pineapple, onion and fragrant mint leaves finishes the dish. In general the term Laksa refers to Malay style laksa, sometimes referred to as Malay Laksa. There are slight variations of laksa in different parts of the country.