The Modern Nonya Table is a compendium of Sylvia Tan's beloved Peranakan recipes that have been updated for the modern kitchen without compromising on flavour.
The evocations of Portuguese-Eurasian identity and Baba Nyonya Chinese
identity are intricately linked to broader currents within identity and class politics
in Malaysia. For the purposes of this book, it is important to show how
reconstructions ...
rom my collection of vintage and modern Nyonya Kebaya ensembles, I have
always found immense satisfaction when I can match the ensembles beautifully
and fittingly to express a fresh statement of the timeless beauty of this outfit. I
hope ...
Beyond this, the framing of modern Nyonyas and Babas can be closely tied to the
ongoing political and social function of Mrs. Lee's Cookbook. It embraces the
modernity of technology; the modern Nyonya—as embodied by Shermay Lee
with ...
The nyonya kebaya is the modern and more fashionable version of the baju
panjang worn by the nyonyas in the past. The baju panjang or 'th'ng sah' (long
dress in Hokkien) was a loose top, usually stiffly starched, fastened by a
kerosang ...
Author: Lee Su Kim
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
