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The Vanishing Side Of Peranakan Cuisine

COOKING traditional Peranakan food is strongly etched in chef Philip Chia’s heart. From the age of five, he was forced in the kitchen, peeling and pounding heaps of chillies and spices with a pestle and mortar to make sambal belacan for family meals every day. If the spices were not pounded finely, he was caned … Continue reading The Vanishing Side Of Peranakan Cuisine

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Creator of Durian Pengat helms Peranakan buffet at Orchard Hotel

The chef behind Swissotel Merchant Court’s famed peranakan buffet has switched his apron for a new one at Orchard Hotel, giving its Orchard Café a much-needed stand out factor, in a scene saturated with  “theatrical” and stylish hotel buffet lines. Chef Paul Then, who is peranakan, made his apt debut in a new hotel with … Continue reading Creator of Durian Pengat helms Peranakan buffet at Orchard Hotel