The Future of Peranakan Cuisine

The Future of Peranakan Cuisine

Accomplished nyonya chef Sylvia Tan shares ideas for evolving our recipes into the future During my childhood, I only ate Peranakan food, albeit homestyle: simple soups and perhaps a fried fish with the occasional sambal or curry. For special occasions, we had the...
The Future of Pashmina Fashion

The Future of Pashmina Fashion

Rajul Mehta, multi-hyphenate artist and founder of cashmere retailer Queenmark, tells Nyonya Joanne Tan-De Zilva that the pairing of pashminas and the Peranakan kebaya is a marriage made in heaven. Joanne:  What were your first thoughts when you were approached to...
BABA COLIN CHEE INTERVIEWS NYONYA IRENE LIM

BABA COLIN CHEE INTERVIEWS NYONYA IRENE LIM

CC: How are you able to remember all these tiny details of your daily life of so many years ago? IL: How could I ever forget all I had experienced as they were so unusual and seared into my memory forever.   CC: How do you keep so healthy and nimble? What advice can...
Issue 2 2020

Issue 2 2020

Alternatively, click here to download and view The Peranakan Issue 2 2020. The new issue of THE PERANAKAN magazine is out now! THE PERANAKAN, our award-winning volunteer-run magazine is packed with fascinating features and insights about Peranakan culture. We hope...