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	Kebaya \| Nyonya Kebaya - Peranakan
		Peranakan families also commonly imported brides from China and sent their daughters to China to find husbands.
		The Peranakan community thereby became very influential in Malacca and Singapore and were known also as the King's Chinese due to their perceived loyalty to the British Crown.
		The Peranakans were partially assimilated into the Malay culture (especially in food, dress, and language), while retaining some Chinese traditions (religion, name, and ethnic identity), thereby creating a fusion culture of their own.
	www.kebayas.com /peranakan.html (1201 words)

	Peranakan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Peranakan, Baba-Nyonya (娘惹;) and Straits Chinese (after the Straits of Malacca) (土生華人;) are terms used for the culture of the early Chinese immigrants to Malacca on the Malay Peninsula, who intermarried with the Malay population, and later spread throughout the British Straits Settlements to Singapore and Penang.
		The Peranakans have taken elements from both cultures, for instance from their Malay origin a unique (and very tasty) cuisine has developed making use of the abundant spices found in Malaysia (examples are Chicken Kapitan, a dry chicken curry, and Inchi Kabin, a Nyonya version of fried chicken).
		The wedding ceremony of the Peranakan is mostly Chinese, and is one of the most fascinating wedding ceremonies in Malaysia.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Peranakan.html (299 words)

	Peranakan Origins and Settlement Patterns
		Peranakan Culture was influenced by the local culture of the area.
		Peranakans in Medan will of course be influenced by the Hokkien speaking culture around them and would have used hokkien as their mother tongue, just like the penang hokkiens.
		The birthplace of Singapore and Penang Peranakan culture was from Malacca.
	peranakan.web1000.com /Page1.htm (1167 words)

	Peranakan Summary
		Chinese Peranakan communities emerged in Java (and to a lesser extent in southern Sumatra and coastal Kalimantan) during the eighteenth century and functioned as a merchant class under the Dutch authorities.
		The Peranakans were partially assimilated into the Malay culture (especially in food, dress, and language), while retaining some Chinese traditions (religion, name, and ethnic identitity), thereby creating a fusion culture of their own.
		However, most of the Peranakans are not Muslim, and have retained the ancestral worship tradition of the Chinese; though some converted to Christianity.
	www.bookrags.com /Peranakan (1391 words)

	Waitrose.com - Discovering Singapore's Peranakan Cuisine - Waitrose Food Illustrated (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Peranakans, who were often merchants and traders, prospered in Singapore between 1867 and 1959, during the period when the island was a British colony.
		It was these nonya ladies who explained to her how to peel shallots at arm's length, so the breeze blew their juices away, and how to cook spices slowly over a gentle heat, so that the burn of the chilli was tempered and the bite of the garlic sweetened.
		Before the advent of mass production, preparing Peranakan food was a time-consuming business: there were pastes of chillies and garlic to be pounded, milk to be wrung from grated coconut, huge fl buakeluak nuts to be hollowed out, filled with spices and added to stews.
	www.waitrose.com /food_drink/wfi/foodaroundtheworld/asia/0102070.asp (1198 words)

	simply peranakan
		The word “Peranakans” meaning “descendents” is colloquially used to refer to the descendents of the early Chinese community that settled in the Malay Archipelago around the 17th Century.
		Peranakan food involves a unique fusion of both Chinese and Malay elements (It is Chinese in that it retains the use of ingredients such as pork and it is Malay in that it uses malay styles of cooking as well as Malay spices or rempah in all its various dishes).
		Peranakan recipes are usually spicy, employing pungent roots like lengkuas (galangal), turmeric and ginger; aromatic leaves like daun pandan (screwpine leaf), daun limau purut (fragrant lime leaf) and daun kesum (polygonum or laksa leaf); together with other ingredients like candlenuts, shallots, shrimp paste and chilli.
	www.simplyperanakan.com /history.html (374 words)

	Baba Beginnings
		The Babas of Malaysia commonly referred to themselves as Peranakan, and even though among Malays this may have had derogative connotations of "mixed" or impure blood, the Baba's were proud of their heritage and of their name.
		John Clammer notes that Peranakan "is the Malay designation for 'local-born people.'"(1980:3) According to Tan Giok-San who wrote the first comprehensive ethnography of the Peranakans of Indonesia, the word "peranakan" is derived from the Malayo-Indonesian root "anak," meaning child, with the prefix "per" and suffix "an", rendering the meaning "born of." (1963:pg.
		In Indonesia, the Peranakans were relatively late in forming their own political organizations, remaining politically disinterested and neutral as long as possible, until increasing discrimination encouraged the formation of "Baperki" in the late 1950's.
	www.lewismicropublishing.com /Publications/Peranakan/PeranakanBeginnings.htm (4191 words)

	The Peranakan Experience
		Peranakan refers to the descendents of the early Chinese who settled in the Malay Archipelago and integrated with the Malays.
		Most Peranakans are of Hokkien ancestry, whose dialect is one of the eight major dialets in the Chinese language and whose people inhabited the Fujian Province from where the legendary group of 500 young men originated.
		A sarong is a large sheet of fabric, often brightly colored, and is wrapped around the waist and worn as a skirt by men and women in southeast Asia and Pacific islands.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/January07/3837PeranakanExperience.htm (1576 words)

	peranakan.org.sg - Home
		Mix one matriarchal mother-in-law with her meek mild-mannered Peranakan husband, stir in one spunky spirited low-brow neighbourhood girl-next-door, one handful of a playboy son, toss the last two into an arranged marriage, garnish with one Peranakan nyonya diva of a step-grandmother-in-law and serve with a side portion of a long-running family business...
		In the 19th century, the Peranakan Chinese, drawn by commerce, migrated to the bustling ports of Penang and Singapore.
		Peranakan culture is essentially a blend of Chinese, Malay, Indian and European influences.
	www.peranakan.org.sg (761 words)

	ColorQ's Color Club: The Peranakan -- Chinese and Indians of Malay ancestry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Now, the line between Peranakan and full-blooded Chinese is blurring due to a high level of intermarriage between the 2 communities.
		Peranakans were (and still are) seen to be of lower class and thus not worthy of setting shop there.
		The Peranakans themselves sometimes look unfavorably against the recent immigrants because they feel that the recent immigrants' non-integration fuels negative perception against all ethnic Chinese.
	www.colorq.org /MeltingPot/Asia/Peranakan.htm (461 words)

	Malacca Culture & Heritage - Malacca Baba Nyoya, Peranakan, Portuguese
		The Peranakan and Portuguese descendants in Malacca today are the result of the state's long history with trading and colonisation by Oriental and Western powers.
		Peranakans are descended from Chinese migrants who first came to Malacca many centuries ago.
		It is still a subject of debate whether the Peranakans actually intermarried with the local Malay population or maintained a pure bloodline, but most are said to be of Hokkien ancestry.
	www.malacca.ws /info/culture-heritage.htm (571 words)

	Peranakan Details, Meaning Peranakan Article and Explanation Guide
		Peranakan, Baba-Nyonya (峇峇娘惹;) and Straits Chinese (after the Straits of Malacca) (土生華人;) are terms used for the descendants of the early Chinese immigrants to Malacca on the Malay Peninsula, who spread through the British Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang, and as far south as Indonesia.
		Most Peranakan are of Hokkien ancestry, with a few of Teochew or Cantonese descent.
		By the middle of the Twentieth century, most Peranakan were English educated, as a result of the British colonisation of Malaya, and the natural propensity of these people to embrace new cultures.
	www.e-paranoids.com /p/pe/peranakan.html (549 words)

	recipe
		Even though the Peranakans dominated the Malay Archipelago with their wealth and influence, beginning of the 20th century, their people and distinctive culture have virtually disappeared in the 21st century.
		Traditionally, Peranakan women as children, were trained from dawn to twilight, to perfect their art.
		Kueh bangkit are typical of the evolution of the cultural osmosis from mainland China to overseas Peranakan communities; their origin being rice cakes baked in the shape of currency as an altar table offering for the departed to spend in their next life.
	www.geocities.com /mystecurious (2505 words)

	The Paranakan Culture in Singapore: ThingsAsian
		I intend to introduce to you the Peranakan culture, a truly unique and colorful culture that has never ceased to fascinate but is sadly fast losing foothold in the country to modernization and assimilation with other mainstream cultures.
		Peranakan, which means, "locally born" in the Malay language, was to be the name of subsequent generations of Chinese-Malays.
		Hoping that the younger generation of Peranakans would imbibe some of the rich culture and for the rest of the population to appreciate a homegrown culture, the Singapore government has taken every possible preservation effort since the 80's.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1608 (1352 words)

	Nyonya Recipes - Heritage Cuisine Of Asia
		The spirit of NYONYA cuisine is not just about food and cooking style, it is also about a way of life that flourished during the Straits settlements of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the remnants of which, is still found in Singapore and parts of Malaysia.
		The real secret of Peranakan cooking is in the detailed and painstaking preparation of spices to be used in any particular dish.
		Although Peranakan community is classified as Chinese in official matters, the government has acknowledged its uniqueness and given it the recognition it richly deserves.
	www.asianrecipesonline.com /nyonya/baba_nyonya.php (754 words)

	Peranakan Musuem
		Work on the Peranakan Museum started just over two years ago at the end of 2005, when the old Tao Nan School building at 39 Armenian Street (which since 1997 had housed the first premises of the ACM) was closed for the renovation works.
		There is hardly any Peranakan material to be seen in museums outside Southeast Asia, and within the region, we are the first museum to provide a comprehensive showcase of the Peranakans.
		Admission to the new Peranakan Museum and Opening Festival for the first weekend will be free, and at a special rate of $2 per person (adult or child) for the second and third weekends.
	www.peranakanmuseum.sg /pressroom/pressrelease.asp (794 words)

	Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
		While there are many Peranakan restaurants in Singapore, not all managed to capture the fine art of Straits-born Chinese cooking.
		I expected to be treated to the real thing, and I was not disappointed although pork, which is almost a staple in a traditional Nonya meal, is not served at True Blue.
		The service is personalised and each of the staff, dressed in blue shirts with Peranakan motif, is able to offer guests morsels of information about the dishes.
	www.sim.edu.sg /sim/pub/mag/sim_pub_mag_list.cfm?ID=2192 (1155 words)

	theurbanwire.com
		Her husband, George Seah, a third generation Peranakan, opened the restaurant in September 2001 and has since won the Great Tables of Singapore Award.
		Babi pongteh is a favourite non-spicy Peranakan dish that uses salted soybeans and pork to produce a sweet and savoury fusion of delicious measures.
		Children borne of inter-racial marriages were usually addressed as Peranakans, which simply refers to them as having a mixed parentage, but being born locally.
	www.theurbanwire.com /aug03/reviews/pfood.html (1619 words)

	Peranakan Food in Singapore & Peranakan Restaurants in Singapore
		Peranakan cuisine is derived from early Chinese immigrants to the Straits, many of whom have assimilated Malay values, resulting in a fusion of Asian flavors that give Peranakan cuisine its distinct flavor.
		Peranakan Cuisine, also known as Nyonya food, is a combination of Chinese and Malay influences which combined, is a unique blend of both worlds.
		The cooking techniques and ingredients used are derived from Chinese culture and the dishes are infused with herbs and spices used by the Malay Community.
	www.streetdirectory.com /restaurants/cuisine/17/Peranakan (635 words)

	Stangee - A type of incense made from aromatic wood used in Peranakan house
		To most people there is only one type of Otak Otak but to the Peranakans besides Otak Otak wrapped in banana leaves in the home there are different variations of this favourite food.
		The music is performed and patronized by two groups who live in and around Jakarta (in Bekasi, northern Bogor, and Tangerang): Peranakan, people of mixed Chinese and Pribumi (native Indonesian) ancestry; and Betawi, who are considered Pribumi.
		This would be the only time for the young ladies to venture out and be seen as in those days genteel young ladies are not allowed to go out in public.
	stangee.blogspot.com (1145 words)

	Nyonya Food on MalaysianFood.net
		The term 'Peranakan' originated in Indonesia for the descendants of immigrant Chinese who had married and integrated with local Indonesians.
		Akin to the Peranakan in Indonesia, these descendents of mixed Chinese-Malay had forsaken their Chinese mother tongue and spoke the local Malay language, assimilated Malay customs, culture and dress.
		Descendants of this early Peranakan community in Malaysia then married within their own community of Babas and Nyonyas establishing a strong hybrid culture proud of it's heritage.
	www.malaysianfood.net /Nyonyafood.html (1691 words)

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