Peranakan cuisine
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Peranakan cuisine or Nyonya cuisine comes from the Peranakans, descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang, Malacca, Singapore and Indonesia, inter-marrying with local Malays. In Baba
Chicken with keluak
Laksa
Lontong cap go meh
Sambal belacan
Laksa
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Laksa is a spicy noodle dish popular in Southeast Asia. Laksa consists of various types of noodles, most commonly thick rice noodles, with toppings such as chicken, prawns or fish. Most variations of
Peranakan cuisine
…other sour ingredients. Dishes from Singapore and Malacca show a greater Indonesian influence, such as the use of coconut milk. A classic example is laksa (a spicy noodle soup), which comes in two variants: the sour asam laksa from Penang and the coconut milk-based laksa lemak from Singapore and the…
A typical serving of Peranakan-style laksa, with a coconut soup base
Laksa Johor is notable for its use of cooked spaghetti.
Coconut milk adds a distinctive richness or lemak quality to laksa broth.
A typical bowl of Katong Laksa in Singapore