Nonya's Peranakan Kitchen

Nonya Pineapple Tarts

2009-09-07T12:20:00.005+08:00

Hi Everyone,

It's been a while since we have posted here. Ever since we started a few months back, response to our services and food has been encouraging. We have had a lot of orders for our Peranakan Popiah and Mee Siam and the reviews have been very positive indeed.

We are embarking on another service by popular demand and we now have Nonya Pineapple Tarts for those who have a round-the-year craving. They come in the regular size and the JUMBO SIZE for the discerning tart connoisseurs. You do not need to wait until the festive season to indulge in our addictive tarts anymore. You can now order them any time of the year and we will be glad to satiate your cravings.

See our menu and pricing for details.

Thank You !

Some Updates

2009-05-19T11:08:00.003+08:00

We recently had a popiah party for one of Stella's ex-colleagues. The reviews for the popiah were quite good. Check out the comments made by RIN below. Well, all I can say is the taste of the pudding is in the eating !

Nonya's Peranakan Kitchen - A Straits Born Food Blog

2008-09-23T16:40:00.002+08:00

Peranakan or Nonya cuisine combines Chinese, Malay and other influences into a unique blend.

Cooking Peranakan Food has always been my greatest passion. Dishes like Ayam Buah Keluak, Itek Tim (Duck with Kiam Chye Soup), Babi Pongteh (Stewed Pork with bamboo shoot) and many more.

Nonya cooking is the result of blending Chinese ingredients and wok cooking techniques with spices used by the Malay/Indonesian community. The food is tangy, aromatic, spicy and herbal. Key ingredients include coconut milk, galangal (a subtle, mustard-scented rhizome similar to ginger), candlenuts as both a flavoring and thickening agent, laksa leaf, pandan leaves (Pandanus amaryllifolius), belachan, tamarind juice, lemongrass, torch ginger bud, jicama, fragrant kaffir lime leaf, rice or egg noodles and chinchalok - a powerfully flavored, sour and salty shrimp-based condiment that is typically mixed with lime juice, chillies and shallots and eaten with rice, babi pongteh and other side dishes.

This concoction of dishes are unique to the Straits Born people of Malacca and Penang and is a must try for those who love eating. The specialties are so aromatic and tasteful that it is very different to the traditional ethnic dishes from China, India or Indonesia.