Don’t have bamboo leaves to make bak chang? No worries, you can still make it by steaming without the leaves. This is a steamed version of Nyonya Chang for those who are unable to get bamboo leaves where they live. It’s also for those who dread wrapping with bamboo leaves the traditional way. An easier […]
Category: Peranakan Cuisines
Nyonya Bak Chang (Peranakan Glutinous Rice Dumpling)
This is my version of Nyonya Chang. A sweet and savoury rice dumpling with a distinct patch of blue from the blue pea flower. It is usually wrapped in pandan leaves but as I was not able to get broad pandan leaves, bamboo leaves were used instead. Nyonya changs are different from the rest due […]
Papaya Masak Titek (Green papaya in savoury spicy soup)
Rempah Titek is a spice paste consisting of red chillies, shallots (small onions), belacan (fermented prawn paste) and buah keras (candlenuts) This forms the base for most peranakan dishes by adding other spices like kunyit (turmeric), lengkuas (galangal), ketumbar (coriander), assam (tamarind) to make rempah for Geram Assam, Buah Keluak, Laksa and other well known […]
