I have told you yesterday that peranakan means native born people of Chinese descent. Peranakan culture is found across Nusantara archipelago (or what British biogeographer Alfred Russel Wallace called as The Malay Archipelago), including Singapore and Malaysia.
Penang of Malaysia also has the peranakan culture, which is unique because there are Chinese, Indian and Malay cultures molding into one. As a result, the Penang cuisines have a richer taste and variety compared to other Malaysia's regions. Want to try the cuisines? Guess what? We don't have to fly over to Penang to sample the cuisines, for there is Seroeni, a restaurant specializing in peranakan Penang cuisines, in Plaza Senayan. Ahh, the joy of living in urban area!
The interior
Shark's Fin Soup (poor shark)
Sambal Ebi String Bean (bean cooked with shrimp paste)
Honey Vinegar Chicken
Crispy Long An Beef
Sweet And Spicy Prawn
Fried Mee Mamak
And for the dessert, try Snow Monster (shaved ice with fruits and other toppings). It doesn't give you the brain freeze:)
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