Mother’s Day Exclusive: ’60s Nanyang Flavours

’60s NANYANG FLAVOURS

~ 8 course meal ~

APPETISER

Abalone Sambal Timun

Abalone, crunchy cucumbers and dried shrimps are sliced long and tossed in a flavourful homemade sauce. This long-lost Peranakan recipe is the perfect way to warm your palate.

Chap Chye

A delicious multi-coloured stir-fry of braised cabbage and carrots with black fungus, green bean sticks, crunchy dried shrimps and tang hoon(glass noodles).

MAIN

Gerang Asam Fish Head

Meaty fish head cooked in a well-balanced tangy and spicy gravy, made with traditional hand-pounded spices and fresh pineapple, best accompanied by fragrant steamed rice. This traditional Nonya speciality is highly popular and well-loved in the cuisine.

Ayam Tempra

A simple, hearty Nonya dish with tender braised chicken cooked in an aromatic spicy-sweet and tangy sauce with onion, green and red chillies.

Itek Tim (Duck Soup)

A clear duck soup made by stewing tender duck meat with preserved vegetables and sour plums to enhance the rich flavours of the meat, leaving a refreshing aftertaste.

Chilli Dip

A homemade spicy condiment made from fresh chilli peppers that tantalises your tastebuds with a combination of spicy, tangy, and sour flavours. This versatile sauce goes perfectly with most Nonya dishes.

Blue Pea Rice

Fragrant long-grain Jasmine rice steeped in caffeine-free blue butterfly pea flower tea for a vivid blue hue. The blue butterfly pea flower tea is made by soaking whole flowers till its flavour seeps out.

DESSERT

Pulut Hitam Special

A special take on the popular Southeast Asian dessert made with black glutinous rice, creamy coconut milk, gula melaka, dried longan, palm sugar and rock sugar. The strong flavours of the gula melaka and dried longan make this sweet dish stand out with its rich texture.

RE-HEATING INSTRUCTIONS:

Abalone Sambal Tirum: Serve at room temperature.
Gerang Asam Fish Head: STOVETOP Place pot over stovetop on medium fire and heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
Blue Pea Rice: MICOWAVE Microwave on low for 3 to 4 minutes.
Ayam Tempra/ Itek Tim (Duck Soup)/ Chap Chye/ Pulut Hitam Special/ Durian Pengat: MICROWAVE Microwave on medium for 3 to 4 minutes.