Juliana Foo Li Lynn
0111251@kdu-online.com
Last
week, we have introduced a delicious Chinese cuisine which is called the Poon Choi.
As for continuing the Nyonya dessert, we will be introducing some extraordinary yet known by all
Malaysian, which is the Nyonya Cuisine.
Now, I will be starting off by introducing one
of the famous Nyonya main dishes in Malaysia which is known as Ayam Pongteh, a
soybean-based chicken stew with mushroom and potatoes. Ayam Pongteh is a
Malacca Nyonya dish that is made with chicken, potato with fermented soy bean
sauce, mushroom and also Gula Melaka. This dish is definitely a heartwarming
and delicious dish, especially for family occasions.
Second on the list, we will be
introducing a dish that is one of the most popular dish in the Nyonya cuisine. Nyonya cuisines are always known for their strong aroma in their chili
paste. This dish is widely known for its spiciness yet delicious
and mouth-watering chili paste. This dish is called Sambal Udang. It is cooked with a mixture
of chili paste that is flavoured with Malaysian shrimp paste and also shrimp
itself. As alternatives, it can also be cooked together with petai or squid as well.
This dish is best served with steaming hot white rice.
Next is another spicy dish from the
Nyonya Cuisine. It is called Gulai Tumis or in other words, tamarind fish
curry. This dish is cooked with spice paste, ginger flower, ladies fingers and
most importantly, stingray. As stingrays are sometimes hard to find, we can replace it with other fishes such as ikan tenggiri (Spanish
mackerel) or squid. The curry in this dish is practically hot and sour and it is
traditionally famous amongst the Nyonya and Hainanese household in Malaysia. This
particular dish can also be served with only rice. In fact, most of the Nyonya
dishes are suitable to be served with only steamed hot rice.
Coming up is a dish that every one of you
must try if you haven’t got a taste of it. This dish is so mouthwatering that
just by looking at the picture itself, you couldn’t resist in having it. It is
called the Otak-otak. It is steamed with moist fish custard that is wrapped with
banana leaves. It is also one of the famous and iconic Nyonya dish that is filled with the taste
of various aromatic herbs, exotic spices and sweet fragrance of rich coconut
milk. But one of the secret ingredient in this delicious dish is known as the wild betel
leaves or called daun
kaduk by the local people.
Lastly is a dish that no Malaysian
don’t know of. This dish is especially famous in Penang therefore, some people
may mistake it as one of the Chinese Cuisine, but it is actually from the
Nyonya Cuisine. This main dish is called, Asam Laksa. Sounds familiar, right? Well, to
all Malaysian, if you do not know about it, you are not a true Malaysian. Asam
Laksa is so famous that you can almost have it anywhere. But, as the origin of
Asam Laksa is from Penang, therefore the best one to have is at Penang
itself.
Do you feel hungry now? Well, these
are just a few of the most famous Nyonya Cuisine and there is still a whole lot
more mouthwatering Nyonya food out there to explore and taste. As for now, thanks a lot for staying with us throughout these few weeks. We sincerely hope that the information and knowledge about the variety of food we shared has opened a whole new world for you, our readers to experience.
Low,
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Receipes. Retrieved on 17 October
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