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Summary The Peranakan Mansion: A Historical Insight The Peranakan Museum’s Decline and Rebirth Touring the Main Hallway Exploring the Ladies’ Quarters Admiring the Masterwork on the Doors Dining in the Grand Dining Hall The Cultural Significance of “English” and “Chinese” Rooms The Second-Storey Private Quarters Viewing the Bridal Suite The Bridal Gown on Display Exploring…
Experience the Flavors of Peranakan Cuisine in Singapore A unique blend of Chinese ingredients and Malay cooking styles, often with Indonesian and Indian elements, Peranakan food is Singapore’s oldest – and arguably most delicious – cuisine. Often affectionately referred to as Nonya cuisine (after an old Malay term of respect for women), this tangy and…
Collectors Inside Alvin Yapp’s Peranakan Museum Alvin Yapp is a collector and owner of the Intan, a Peranakan heritage museum in Singapore. Scroll through the gallery to see more images from its collection. The Intan says it has the largest collection of “kasut manet,” or Peranakan beaded slippers, in Singapore. An altar cloth pictured hanging…