Posts Tagged “Peranakan”
Everyday Recipes from Singapore. I will say up front that this is one of my favourite Asian cookbooks of any ethnic persuasion. Agak Agak is a winner in every regard. ‘Agak agak’ is a colloquial term derived from the Malay phrase for ‘somewhat’: home cooks have an instinct for producing delicious meals, but this book…
In the 15th century some city-states on the Malay Peninsula paid taxes to China and Siam, now Thailand. There is a legend that the Emperor of China sent a princess, Hang Li Po, to the Sultan of Malacca as a token of appreciation for his tribute. The 500 nobles and their servants who accompanied the…
In the 15th century some city-states on the Malay Peninsula paid taxes to China and Siam, now Thailand. There is a legend that the Emperor of China sent a princess, Hang Li Po, to the Sultan of Malacca as a token of appreciation for his tribute. The 500 nobles and their servants who accompanied the…