Spice up on Peranakan flavours

SINGAPORE: When it comes to the food of the Straits-born Chinese or Peranakan, the true-blue would insist that only those prepared at home can pass muster. Most of the spicy dishes and sweet cakes (or kueh) are based on recipes passed down in the kitchen from matriarch to daughter or daughter-in-law and grand-daughter. Fortunately, there are some who have broken tradition and taken the kitchen heirlooms out to share with those in search of a taste sensation….. FULL ARTICLE

October 25, Shirley Ho, www.channelnewsasia.com