This book represents her relentless endeavour to continue a facet of the Penang Nyonya culture in limelight, and pass it on to the next generations of the world.
The author who had spent her childhood days in idyllic Padang Serai, also had the good fortune of mingling with the amahs and housewives of Baba Nyonya golden days. That prepared her with valuable formative experience of exquisite Penang Nyonya cuisine that is also embellished by ‘kor char bi‘ (traditional flavours). She has since continued and developed her fascination with Penang Nyonya cuisine well into her adulthood in Penang, and overseas, very successfully.
About the author: Malaysian-born Bee Lee Tan descends from a Nyonya family of exceptionally good cooks. Once banned from the kitchen for her curiosity as a child, Bee Lee is now an expert in Nyonya cooking. She lives in Perth, Australia. Bee Lee’s first cookbook, Penang Nyonya Cuisine: Hawker Delights met with much critical acclaim and has brought her recipes and culinary skills into the kitchens of both Western and Asian homes. Her frequent visits to Penang and Kedah, her birth place, to research family recipes (many of which are three or four generations old) has produced highly interesting results for beginning and experienced cooks Worldwide. Bee Lee Tan has conducted master cooking classes at Beaconfield, Fremantle Australia as well as cooking classes in Perth’s T.A.F.E Technical Colleges and all over the world. She owned a Nyonya restaurant in Mindarie, Perth and has worked in the hospitality and food industry.
