Enjoying the Nyonya cuisines in Equatorial Hotel Malacca, one of the most famous five-stars hotel in Malacca, is such a wonderful moment, as it's Peranakan restaurant -- Seri Nyonya Restaurant overall is nicely furnished and decorated with classical and authenticable Nyonya (a.k.a. Peranakan) tradition. Customers can study this unique culture of Malacca whilst treating their taste bud.

The Peranakan pride themselves in the preparation and presentation of their dishes. As result, only the best ingredients and freshest items are used to maintain its quality and authenticity. With all sort of herbs and spices, such as ginger, tumeric, mint leavrs, galangal, candlenut, shallot, coconut, onion, etc, Peranakan cuisines not only provide more aromatic flavour and richer taste, it's also good for health.

Seri Nyonya Restaurant, which is located at level 3 of Equatorial Hotel Malacca, is providing the original taste of Nyonya's recipes for reasonable price, in comparison to other shop-lot-styled Nyonya Restaurant.

The followings are some of the famous dishes prepared by Nyonya chef Bong Geok Choo, whose passion about preparing delicious meals developed while help her mother in the kitchen:

Otak-Otak Nyonya: Spicy mackerel paste mixed with secret spices and grilled in banana leaf garnished with long life leaf.

Nyonya Popiah: Homemade spring roll stuffed with turnip strips, prawns, bean sprouts, shredded egg roll with a touch of chilli sauce and homemade sweet paste.

Soup Hee Peow: Dried fish bladder boiled with mixed vegetables and garnished with homemade egg roll.

Ayam Pongteh: Braised chicken in sweet bean paste with Chinese black mushrooms and potatoes. Which serve best with hot steamed rice and toasted bread.

Ayam Buah Keluak: Chicken cooked in spicy aromatic gravy with Kalimantan black nuts.

Ikan Goreng Chili Garam: Deep fried fish fillet with spicy chilli paste.

Udang Lemak Nenas: Fresh prawns cooked in spicy coconut cream and juicy Sarawakian pineapple.

Nyonya Chap Chye: Mixed vegetables stir-fried in bean paste with black Chinese mushrooms and bean curd skin.

Telur Dadar Cinchaluk: Egg omelette prepared with pickled krill and onions.

Cendol, which is sweet and icy cool, is perfect desserts that match the  spicy meal. You might consider ordering a cendol to pamper your mouth, after a series of spicy food. The same goes to Asamboi Lychee, a mixed drink with sour plum and lychee in it.

Enjoying a nice Nyonya meal or two, is a must  tourists who visited Malacca; otherwise, they hardly could claimed themselves have been to Malacca.

For those who were interested with Nyonya / Peranakan culinary skill, can add Authentic Melaka Nyonya Cookbook as one of their collections.