Nyonya Malaysian Cuisine S.M.

EATERY:

Nyonya

LOCATION:

194 Grand Street (btwn Mott St & Mulberry St)

REVIEWS:

Nyonya or Peranakan cuisine combines Chinese, Malay and other influences around the region. According to Wikipedia: “Peranakans are descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang, Malacca and Singapore, inter-marrying with local Malays.” The Nyonya cooking uses Chinese ingredients and spices used by the Malay community with wok cooking techniques. So after learning this slice of history we march towards Nyonya in Little Italy/ Chinatown. To wet our appetite, we got the Roti Canai ($2.95) as starter. It taste great but it’s a bit more expensive than other Malaysian places in C-Town. (Sanur, New Malaysia and Skyway all only charges $1.95 for Roti Canai) I got the Asam Laksa ($5.95)- a sour and spicy noodles soup with fermented fish and lemon grass broth. The taste is very pungent, sweet, sour and tangy. We all agree that this is the best Asam Laksa we have had in Chinatown. Young got the Nyonya Seafood Fried Rice ($6.50). It comes with shrimp, squid and scallop. The texture of the rice is chewy and soft with great “wok” flavor, in a word really great fried rice. Matilda got the Mee Siam ($5.95)- a stir-fried rice noodle with tofu egg, shrimp & bean sprout in spicy Thai chilli sauce with ground peanut. Simple preparation yet very complex flavor.

RANTS & RAVES:

Overall the dishes is a bit more expensive (we are talking about 50 cents to 1 dollar more than other Malaysian places in C-Town) but the taste are great! This place is BIG, so great for parties.

TAGS:

New York Chinatown Little Italy Malaysian