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Kueh Bingka Ubi (also known as Baked Tapioca or Cassava Cake) is one of the most beloved traditional Nyonya delicacies. Famous for its deeply caramelized, slightly charred golden top and fragrant, chewy coconut-cassava interior, it is a timeless teatime treat across Southeast Asia. Why You’ll Love This Recipe: Cooling is Crucial: Slicing warm Kueh Bingka … Read more
Belacan (shrimp paste) is an essential ingredient in most Peranakan dishes and this recipe has a rich flavour of it. Potato and green peas are added to pieces of thinly cut pork loin simmered in a rich and strong belacan flavoured spice paste. With a thick gravy that complemented so well with hot piping white … Read more
Nyonya Style Chicken Rendang with tangy flavour due to the lime juice during the marinating process, has always been our family and friends favourite. This enhanced flavour is like no other rendang which tends to be dry and slightly sweet. This version has more of the thickened gravy that complements well with Nasi Kunyit (Yellow … Read more
Kueh Bakul or Nian Gao is popular during the Lunar New Year. It’s a sweet and sticky steamed cake made of glutinous rice flour, water and sugar. In my search for nian gao recipes, I have found that in the Philippines, there is a sticky rice cake called Kalamay Hati. It is cooked over the … Read more
Kueh Bakul (Nian Gao) is popular during the Lunar New Year. It’s a sweet and sticky steamed cake made of glutinous rice flour, water and sugar. However, as I love experimenting with gula melaka (palm sugar), I have replaced most of the sugar with gula melaka, which not only gives a unique flavour to this … Read more
This is a classic light and fluffy Nyonya/Malay sponge cake — often baked in special bahulu moulds for that signature shape. Kueh Bolu, also known as Kuih Bahulu, is a traditional Nyonya/Malay sponge cake that’s light, fluffy, and fragrant. Made with simple ingredients — mainly eggs, sugar, and flour — these small oval cakes have … Read more