The World of Street Food

Nyonya Curry Laksa by Limapulo - Peranakan food in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia It was lunchtime in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , and we took a taxi to a Michelin recommended restaurant called Limapulo, which is a Peranakan restaurant. The Peranakan, or Straits Chinese culture, especially dominant in maritime trade cities like Malacca, Singapore , Penang , and Phuket , is a unique hybridization of Chinese culture with the local cultures of Maritime Southeast Asia, and the result of a centuries-long history of trade, transculturation, and interracial marriage. Also known as the "Baba Nyonya" or "Orang Cina Bukan Cina" ("a not-Chinese Chinese person"), the Peranakans developed a distinctive identity expressed through their language, clothing, architecture, and religious practices. As well, of course, through their food, which was what I had come to Limapulo to try. Michelin award-winning Nyonya laksa by Limapulo, KL, Malaysia