A Peranakan Legacy
A Peranakan Legacy

Author: Peter Wee

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9814677531

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A Peranakan Legacy captures the rich heritage of a fast disappearing way of life and put on record many traditions and practices which were previously handed only down from generation to generation. The term ‘Baba’ is used to refer to the Straits-born Chinese or Peranakans. The Babas boast a unique culture and way of life that is an amalgamation of Chinese and Malay customs and etiquette. Their culture is perhaps best captured in the beautiful clothing, stunning jewellery, pretty porcelain and other artefacts used in daily living. Girls were taught, from a young age, how to cook a variety of elaborate meals as well as crafts such as beading and embroidery. The result is a rich legacy of splendid kebayas (embroidered blouses), beadwork and various other items. Through lavish, full-colour photographs of Peranakan artefacts and clothing, this book explains the origins of the various customs and traditions. While some customs are still practiced today, other more complicated ones have disappeared as modern babas adapted to contemporary lifestyles which are deemed more convenient and practical.

Happiness Is Handmade: A Peranakan Food Legacy in Singapore
Happiness Is Handmade: A Peranakan Food Legacy in Singapore

Author: Ethan Ee Hom Tan

Publisher: Ws Education (Children's)

Published: 2021-08

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9789811240171

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Meet the Tan family, who have created a homemade Peranakan food legacy in Singapore!Join the fourth generation member of the family, Ethan, as he travels back in time tracing the evolution of his family business -- home-grown brand HarriAnns Nonya Table -- from a humble push-cart to the chain of Peranakan cafes it is today. Just like Peranakan food, this story is spiced generously with the different flavours of life.Come join the feast!

Happiness Is Handmade: A Peranakan Food Legacy In Singapore
Happiness Is Handmade: A Peranakan Food Legacy In Singapore

Author: Ethan Ee Hom Tan

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2021-07-12

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 9811240191

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Meet the Tan family, who have created a homemade Peranakan food legacy in Singapore!Join the fourth generation member of the family, Ethan, as he travels back in time tracing the evolution of his family business — home-grown brand HarriAnns Nonya Table — from a humble push-cart to the chain of Peranakan cafes it is today. Just like Peranakan food, this story is spiced generously with the different flavours of life.Come join the feast!

Peranakan Heritage Cooking
Peranakan Heritage Cooking

Author: Philip Chia

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Published: 2012-01-15

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9814435090

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Long before fusion cuisine captured the imagination of the world, the Peranakans were blending Chinese ingredients and cooking techniques with the spices and native ingredients used by the indigenous Malays, over time establishing a repertoire of recipes avidly followed to this day. Peranakan food is typically aromatic and spicy and features ingredients that include cocnut milk, galangal, turmeric, candlenuts, laksa leaves, pandan leaves, tamarind pulp, lemongrass, chillies, shallots, basil and coriander.

Peranakan Chinese Porcelain
Peranakan Chinese Porcelain

Author: Kee Ming-Yuet

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-05-29

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 1462906931

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With over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Strait of Malacca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Peranakan Chinese porcelain is enjoying a resurgence of interest among collectors. Straits-born Chinese, or Peranakans, in Penang, Malacca and Singapore, used this ornate and colorful enamelware on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year. Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is richly illustrated and includes key information on reign marks and factory marks. In-depth discussion of the motifs, colors, forms and functions of Peranakan Chinese ceramics makes this an invaluable reference. Supporting photographs and text introduce related aspects of Peranakan culture including architecture, dress, cuisine and customs, making Peranakan Chinese Porcelain a wonderful contribution to the history of the Straits Chinese.

The Peranakan Kitchen
The Peranakan Kitchen

Author: Philip Chia

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789814893305

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Chef Philip Chia guides you in the ways of the enduring culinary legacy of the Peranakans.

Nyonya Kebaya
Nyonya Kebaya

Author: Datin Seri

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-06-26

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1462906915

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This longtime Malaysian fashion icon was originally a long, straight, Arab-inspired top of plain woven cotton. The Nyonyas, the women of the early Peranakan community, gradually transformed it into a shapely, embroidered, translucent blouse, fastened with a set of chained brooches and worn with a matching hand-drawn batik sarong. Sheer, romantic, alluring, yet sedate, the designs of Nyonya kebaya crosses several generations and cultures. This book showcases the collection of Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Asian Material Culture
Asian Material Culture

Author: Marianne Hulsbosch

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 9089640908

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This richly illustrated volume offers the reader unique insight into the materiality of Asian cultures and the ways in which objects and practices can simultaneously embody and exhibit aesthetic and functional characteristics, as well as everyday and spiritual aspirations. Though each chapter is representative, rather than exhaustive, in its portrayal of Asian material culture, together they clearly demonstrate that objects are entities that resonate with discourses of human relationships, personal and group identity formations, ethics, values, trade, and, above all, distinctive futures.