
A blend of Chinese ingredients and Malay cooking styles
The Peranakans are descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang , Singapore, and Indonesia, inter-marrying with the local Malays. A female Peranakan is known as Nyonya, and a male Peranakan is known as Baba. Nyonya cuisine is a fusion of local ingredients, traditional Chinese cooking techniques and flourishes of both colonial (Dutch, Portuguese and English) and neighbourly (Thai and Indian) influence.