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| | Nyonya Cuisine |
 | | As in Malay cooking, a key ingredient in Nyonya cuisine is 'belacan', pronounced blah-chan, a dried shrimp paste. |
 | | Nyonya cuisine is also famous for its Kuih (cake or dessert), with strong Malay influences - made from local ingredients such as sweet potatoes, yams, agar-agar, gula Melaka, coconut milk, glutinous rice and Chinese ingredietns such as red beans, green beans or mung beans. |
 | | Best described as a natural flavor enhancer, belacan gives the authentic zest and flavor underlying the dense fabric of spice and herbs. |
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