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Friday, 6 November 2009

Food Friday #13 - Kuih Nyonya


C and I had this stall food aka childhood food phase last September. It started out when C bought me some stall food near Bangsar on one particular mornings. One morning, C brought home these lovely Nyonya cakes or kuih.

Nyonya food was developed by the Peranakan people of Malaysia and Singapore. It uses mainly Chinese ingredients but blends them with South-East Asian spices such as coconut milk, lemon grass, turmeric, screwpine leaves, chillies and sambal. It can be considered as a blend of Chinese and Malay cooking. [Source]

Okay the Char Siew Sau is not really a Nyonya delicacy, but the rest are.

Ang Koo literally means red tortoise. It is part of the Full Moon offering. Traditionally, ang koo is only eaten during special feast days. Nowadays, however, it is common to see ang koo being sold at the market place by the Nyonya Kueh vendors. [Recipe]

Kuih lapis is a steamed multicoloured and multilayered firm pudding made from rice or tapioca flour, coconut milk, and flavoured with pandan (screwpine leaves). The layers are separately steamed. [Recipe]

Pulut Tai Tai is also known as pulut tekan. It is a plain glutinous rice cake. It is served with kaya jam. The glutinous rice cakes are coloured with bunga telang. [Recipe]

Enjoy the Nyonya kuih! :)


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Mariuca said...

:-D :-D

Mariuca said...

Wahhh lucky i saw da tweet! :* :* :* :* :*

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Mariuca said...

How come u got no RT button here debbs? How to rt without button eh? *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW*

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Mariuca said...

Wahhh good la u put the names here... now I know...

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Mariuca said...

I've never tried pulut tai tai.... *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW*

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Mariuca said...

I still haven't joined FF!! :-[ :-[ :-[

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Mharia Maiylah said...

there's this bakery in a mall that sells something with the word 'Nyonya' ... i tried it and i liked it! however, it didn't look anywhere near yours ... these look appetising! care to send some over? :-D

thanks for playing again, Debbs
enjoy the weekend ahead!

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Phatelara said...

Marzie, can always RT tweets on Echofon aka TF. :) How to add the RT button, eh? *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW*

Phatelara said...

Marzie FC1! :)

Phatelara said...

Pulut tai tai? I also pestaim! Hari tu C told me he always had it as a kid. When we went back to Kulim and went to the market, we saw these Nyonya kueh! :)

Mariuca said...

How to RT on TF, what to type?

Phatelara said...

Hi Maiylah! :) I wish I can send some, but these won't travel well. :) Thanks for coming over! I always love FF! :)

Phatelara said...

Join la, Marzie! You always try good food, wat..:)

Mariuca said...

Check here Debbs! :)
http://tweetmeme.com/about/retweet_button

Mariuca said...

Yay me!

Mariuca said...

Nice or not pulut tai tai, I like the kaler..

Mariuca said...

Tu la…I shld really join… :)

@rieLLe said...

color food you got here... I wonder how the blue one tastes? :-)

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@rieLLe said...

colorful**

Phatelara said...

Pulut tai tai tastes like seri muka, the green and pulut layer one, but tai tai is eaten with kaya. :)

Phatelara said...

If you see a tweet u want to RT on TF, just right-click on that tweet and a small box with Copy and Retweet will pop up. :)

Phatelara said...

Thanks GP! Checking out RT button now. :)

Phatelara said...

Hi @rieLLe! The blue one tastes mildly sweet and salty. :)

Shemah said...

Debbs!! urgh sorry about that.. just now i posted a comment but it doubled up! so i deleted one and it apparently deleted both!!

Shemah said...

Anyways, everything is okay now and super fast after I reboot!!

Shemah said...

Speaking of all the kuihh.. OMG!! I looove kuih ang koo debbs! but i like with green bean filling. But i haven't tried the pulut tai tai either! Must be really good. I love seri muka and you said it tastes sorta like that, kan?? Oh I wanna try!!

Phatelara said...

Oh okay, I was ready to curse JSKit lol!! =-X =-X

Phatelara said...

Yay for super fast connection! :)

Phatelara said...

Iya, pulut tai tai comes with kaya. :) Usually homemade kaya so it's not too sweet. :)

Shemah said...

i love eating kuih lapis because i will cut it into half, then one half i eat whole and the other half i eat layer by layer!! hahahaha weirdo! LOL!

Phatelara said...

Shem! I would always eat kuih lapis by peeling the layers one by one. Lol!!!

Shemah said...

ooohhh i love kaya.. there's this place in kenyalang park that makes the
most awesome kaya and corn bread ever!! dunno whether they're still there,
though.. but it's sooo sedap.. i want!!!
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Shemah said...

hahahaha.. kesian JS, ndak pasal2 mau kena maki sudah!! LOL! hahhaha padan
muka JS! who asked them to double my comment in the first place!
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Shemah said...

best kan? peeling all the layers?? LOL! you can tell orang tu punya kuih
lapis good or not by peeling it off.. sometimes, too sticky cannot peel tu!
I don't like!
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Phatelara said...

I love kaya too! I tasted the bestest homemade kaya in Kulim recently. It was so sedap, my nephew kasi habis the whole thing. And he didn't like kaya before that.

Phatelara said...

Hahaha mengada la JS ni. :P

Phatelara said...

Ya Shem! Too sticky means too much water. :):)

Shemah said...

oh yaaa??? wahhh.. mau try tu kaya tau!! I really love kaya! :) :)
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Shemah said...

hahahaha really?? i dunno pulak.. if too sticky too much water.. i tau makan
and complain kalau ndak best!! LOL!
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Phatelara said...

Yalah, Shem. Too much water usually, or not enough flour. :)

luna miranda said...

these are all interesting info! i bet these are all great with coffee. :-P

Phatelara said...

Sedap the kaya, Shem. Ndak manis, I can say boleh makan using spoon mcm puding lol!!

Shemah said...

you pandai make kuih lapis debbs?? make for me!! make rainbow karerrr~!!!
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Phatelara said...

Hi Luna! Yup, these are usually enjoyed for breakfast or tea time! :)

Phatelara said...

Hahaha ndak pernah la make. Must have periuk pengukus tu, Shem! Lol! Back in Kch ada la hehehe...

Mariuca said...

Good morning Debbs! Just woke up. Am early today it seems!

Mariuca said...

Sorry Debbs what u mean right click on that “tweet”… got small box appear meh? Blur la…

Shemah said...

Morning marzie!! :) I think what debbs means, is that you can just re-tweet
her new post via tweet and not on the post directly via tweetmeme. Hahahah
am i making any sense?
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Mariuca said...

Morning Shemah…but how to tweet via tweet? I mean what do I type and what small box will appear? I don see any small box on my TF oso… :)

Shemah said...

hahaha sorry marzie.. i was feeding the kids jsut now.. no debbs means that
when you see a tweet on echofon/TF you want to retweet, just right click on
that tweet and a small box will come out saying copy or retweet.
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Mariuca said...

Ohhhhhhhhhh u mean from the TF box, so cannot tweet from the post la…ah see……u oso shld put up the RT button at ur blogs Shemah, easier to RT! :)

Shemah said...

hahahah yeahh.. actually i've been meaning to do it .. keep on forgetting!!
LOL! i also want to put up the linkwithin forever now.. tak buat2 lagi! LOL!
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Mariuca said...

LOL do la ur RT button and LW today! :)

Shemah said...

yeah.. just as soon as i get some stuff sorted first. :)
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Phatelara said...

Hehehe thanks Shem for explaining to Marzie. :) I am very bad at it lol!! :)

Arlene said...

Looks yummy! Arethey sweet?

it's my first time at food friday. :) see ya around!

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jay-agent112778 said...

wow these are sumthing work a try

my entry is here


Great day for us Food Friday Eaters :)

Thanx for the Visit :)



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Phatelara said...

Hi Jay, thanks for dropping by! :)

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