Eurasian cuisine of Singapore and Malaysia
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The Eurasian cuisine of Singapore and Malaysia is a type of fusion cuisine.
Origins
In general,
Peranakan influences is meant.[1]
Within this cuisine, ingredients in European dishes are replaced or complemented by Asian ingredients. Conversely, European ingredients are used in Asian dishes.
For example, cream in European recipes is replaced by coconut cream and dried Chinese sausage (
lap cheong) is used instead of chorizo. Also, the use of soy sauce, chilli and ginger is used interchangeably with vinegar, mustard and Worcestershire sauce
.
Definition
There is no clear definition of what can be specified as Eurasian. Some dishes are also found in Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese cuisines. By local adaptation(s), or by its ubiquitous presence within the Eurasian community, a dish is sometimes considered "Eurasian".
Dishes
- Baca assam, beef cheeks cooked in tamarind water[1]
- Chap chye, a stir fried vegetable dish consisting of lily buds, wood fungus, shiitake mushrooms, glass vermicelli/cellophane noodles, bean curd sheets, cabbage, carrots and turnips, dried shrimp/prawn, and onions.
- kemirinuts (candle nuts).
- star anise.
- Putugal, a steamed rice cake
- mung beansor coconut.
- Semur, a type of meat stew (mainly beef), that is braised in thick brown gravy.
- .
- Sugee cake, a semolina cake
Related cuisines
- Indo cuisine
- Kristang cuisine
- Peranakan cuisine
- Macanese cuisine, a fusion of Portuguese and Chinese cuisines[2]
See also
- Eurasians in Singapore
- List of Asian cuisines
References
- ^ a b Zhang, Megan (2022-08-08). "The Revival of Singapore's Indigenous Cuisine". Saveur. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Keegan, Matthew (14 January 2019). "Macau's rare fusion cuisine". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
Further reading
- Gomes, Mary (2009), The Eurasian Cookbook, Horizon Books, Singapore, ISBN 981-04-4344-7
- Hutton, Wendy (2003), Eurasian Favourites, Periplus Mini Cookbooks, Periplus, Singapore, ISBN 978-0-7946-0136-2
- Pereira, Quentin (2012), Eurasian Heritage Cooking, ISBN 978-981-4346-46-7
- D'Silva, Damian (2012), Rebel with a Course, Ate, Singapore, ISBN 978 981 0703424