Malacca "Nyonya" refers to the female descendants of the Chinese who settled in Malaya (today's Malaysia) in the early fifteenth century in the areas of Mangaraja (Malacca), Mangkabuyi (Indonesia), and Murofushi (Singapore), while the male descendants were known as "__", and were the descendants of ancient Chinese immigrants married to indigenous Southeast Asian Malays. ", are the offspring of marriages between ancient Chinese immigrants and the indigenous Malays of Southeast Asia, whose cultures have been influenced to some extent by the local Malay or other non-Chinese ethnic groups. Today, traces of Nyonya culture remain relatively intact only in Malacca and Penang in Malaysia and in Singapore.

The term "Nyonya" originally referred to the descendants of Chinese and Malay marriages, especially women, and has since evolved into a general term referring to the culture of integration between Chinese and Malay, with the culture of "___ Nyonya" influenced to a certain extent by local Malays or other non-Chinese ethnic groups. The culture of "___ Nyonya" is to some extent influenced by the local Malay or other non-Chinese communities. This also includes food, so there are many Nyonya dishes that can be eaten in Malaysia, such as pig's feet in sweet sauce, pan-fried slices of pork, and stewed pork with bamboo shoots. Dessert lovers will also find their soulmates in Nyonya cuisine, with moderately sweet and chewy Nyonya cakes made from coconut milk, vanilla leaves, glutinous rice and sugar.

For those who are interested in the "___ Nyonya" family, you can learn about their customs and culture through a Singaporean TV series. The Little Nyonya, produced by MediaCorp Television, is Singapore TV's 45th anniversary drama. With the colorful Nyonya culture as the backdrop and Nyonya cuisine as the perfect backdrop, "Little Nyonya" tells the story of the struggles of a kind-hearted little Nyonya - "Yue Nyonya".