It’s always a privilege when I meet someone who is part of a dying culture. And an even more interesting privilege when she won’t take her culture’s demise lying down. Meet Evonne Yeo, a young Malaysian who hopes to keep her culture alive one meal at a time through her restaurant Unicorn Cafe in Melaka, […]
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Can Singaporeans Save Peranakan Food and Culture?
I know that’s a controversial headline and there are probably more than a few Malaysians who may bristle at the thought. Such is the love between Malaysians and Singaporeans over who owns their cultural heritage ; ). But I interviewed a young Peranakan restaurant owner in Melaka, Malaysia recently who has seen hope for her culture’s future in […]