"Nonya cuisine" is an authentic delicacy in Singapore.
Nonya cuisine is the descendant of intermarriage between Chinese and Malays. The men are called "簔簔" (Bayin) and the women are called "Nyonya". The diet of the Nyonya people and the Nyonya people combines the cultural backgrounds and habits of the two races. The dishes they usually eat are called "Nonya food".
"Nonya Cuisine" is one of the most praised Nanyang cuisines and has its own style.
Nonya cuisine is a fusion of Malay and Chinese cuisine. Laksa (LAKSA) is the most famous type of Nyonya cuisine. The restraint of Chinese ingredients meets the unrestrainedness of Malay cuisine, blending a passion for love that is rare in the world.
Nonya cuisine is a Malacca cuisine that is a combination of Chinese cuisine and Malay cuisine. "Nonya cuisine" has a strong flavor, mainly sweet, sour and slightly spicy, and the sauces used are made from at least ten kinds of spices. In addition to Malacca, Nyonya cuisine has also spread to Penang, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
Many original residents of Malaysia believe that "Nonya" food has witnessed the happy marriage between Malays and Chinese and represents the romantic and rich characteristics of Nyonya food.
[Nyonya] Baba Nyonya (or Peranakan/Overseas Chinese) refer to the people who settled in Malacca (Malacca), Majapahit and Sri Lanka (Indonesia) in the early fifteenth century. ) and Temasek (Singapore) are descendants of the Ming Dynasty of China. Men are called Baba and women are called Nyonya.
[Nyonya costume] is one of the representatives of Nyonya culture. On the basis of traditional Malay clothing, it is changed into a Western-style low-cut shoulder pad, and added with traditional Chinese lace decoration, it is Nyonya clothing. Most of them are made of light gauze, and the colors include not only the traditional Chinese red and pink, but also the Malay auspicious color of turquoise; the embellished patterns are mostly traditional Chinese flowers, birds, fish, insects, dragons and phoenixes.
[Bead-embroidered shoes] Nyonya will sew bead-embroidered shoes (kasut manek) for their future husband when they get married. Many Nyonya like to use cut beads (manek potong) produced in Europe for sewing, because each bead has a certain inclination, which can add some three-dimensionality and make the beaded shoes look shiny and full of nobility.
[Nonya Cake] Food also plays an important role in Nyonya culture. Among them, Nyonya cake is a food that women must know how to make. It is made from coconut milk, cassava flour, corn flour, and parang leaf juice, and is steamed with fine sugar and water. Because the batter has to be poured in stages during the production process, the Nyonya cake will appear to have distinct layers.