Sunday 30 December 2012
Baba and Nonya Heritage Museum
I now know Baba are men, the son born here in Maleka of someone from China. A nonya is the female equivalent. Excellent english speaking tour guide and quite a few chinese australians from Perth in the group. Fabulous old large house. Felt some contents were inauthentic, but well over all it was interesting. Babas learnt their english from missionaries, but continued their taoist and buddhist practices. Rather enterprising. Generally Babas became very rich and powerful compared to the chinese who didnt learn english. Now whose the smart one.
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Baba ghanoush - The Arabic term means "father of coquetry"; also as the name Baba means father in Arabic and Turkish.Nonya food comes from the Peranakans, descendants of Chinese migrants who settled primarily in Malaysia (Malacca and Penang), Indonesia and Singapore. Nonya is the result of the inter-marriage between Chinese cooking with local ingredients and cooking techniques. It’s also the Malay honorific used when referring to a respected lady, similar to “Madame”. Yes I've been googling. Hoping your last hours in KL are a satisfying conclusion to another wonderful adventure. xx Anon J
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