What does Malacca Nyonya mean?

The "Nyonya" in Malacca refers to the descendants of China women who settled in Malaya (present-day Malaysia) in the early 5th century, including Manraja (Malacca), Mambo (Indonesia) and Sri Lanka (Singapore). Male offspring is called "_ _", which is the offspring of marriage between ancient China immigrants and Southeast Asian indigenous Malays. Their culture is influenced to some extent by local Malays or other non-Chinese groups. Today, only Malacca, Penang and Singapore in Malaysia have preserved relatively complete cultural relics of Nyonya.

"Nyonya" originally refers to the descendants of Chinese and Malays, especially women, and later evolved into a culture, referring to the integration of Chinese and Malays. The culture of "_ _ Nyonya" is influenced to some extent by local Malays or other non-Chinese ethnic groups. This also includes diet, so you can also eat many Nyonya dishes in Malaysia, such as pig's feet with sweet sauce, fried pork slices, stewed meat with bamboo shoots and so on. People who like desserts can also find bosom friends in their parents' food. The maiden cake made of coconut milk, vanilla leaves, glutinous rice and sugar is moderately sweet and chewy.

Friends who are interested in Nyonya can learn about their customs and culture through Singapore TV dramas. Little nyonya, produced by New Media Television Company, is a drama to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Singapore Television. Little nyonya tells the struggle history of a kind little nyonya "Moon Mother" with the colorful Nyonya culture as the background and the perfect contrast of Nyonya cuisine.