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Growing up in a Nonya kitchen : Asian recipes from my mother / Sharon Wee ; [editor, Brenton Wong].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wee, Sharon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooking, Peranakan.
- Cooking, Singaporean.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Nonya kitchen
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Cuisine ; Tarrytown, N.Y. : Marshall Cavendish Corp., c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen provides a rare and insightful view into the daily life of a Peranakan family harking back to the early 20th century. With comprehensive chapters dedicated to documenting cooking utensils, essential ingredients, the Nonya's agak agak (estimating) philosophy, as well as Chinese New Year and other festive dishes, baked goods and Nonya kuehs, Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen is a volume to read and treasure for anyone looking for an in-depth understanding of the Peranakan (and Singapore) food heritage.
- Contents:
- Dedicated; Contents; Preface; Halcyon Baba Days; A Married Woman's Life; Preparation; Ingredients; Cooking Utensils; Chinese New Year; The Housewives Baking Club; Sunday Family Gatherings; Life of the Party; A Very Festive Family; The Secrets of Arab Street; Our Daily Fare; Sweet Rewards; Acknowledgements; Weights and Measures; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Reprinted 2013.
- ISBN:
- 981-4435-00-7
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