TASTE THE MALACCA’s LOCAL AUTHENTIC NYONYA CUISINE CARRIED IN THE “NEO NYA RECIPE” BY THE TAN FAMILIES
“Nyonya Cuisine” is a kind of our nation Malaysia’s local delicacy authentic cuisine eateries brought into the market with combination of chinese and local malay recipes that being practised by the local Peranakan (Baba Nyonya) mostly in Malacca & Penang since nearly hundred of years, which most wanted by the visitors when reached Malaysia. Here in the middle southern nation, we found and being recognised among the best recommended local authentic nyonya cuisine restaurant “Neo Nya Recipe” running by the Tan families. Having great positive response from the market recently.
The Malacca local originated Mr. Tan Seng Kee (born 1965), was the initial founder, together with his family members, brother-in-law Mr. Wong (Chef, born 1967) with daughter AmelynWong (born 1996) all are the recent owners of this best recommended local authentic Nyonya Cuisine eating house “Neo Nya Recipe” along Kota Syahbandar, Malacca serving all their home recipes and signature menus to the locals and visitors under a roof in manner.
The founder cum owner Tan Seng Kee, who at his age of 54 years old currently, was formerly been more than 10 years in the Health Care Industry, all the while having interest in eatery and f&b industry. With vision to have his very own family’s eating house, wishing to present his mother Madam TohEng Neo’s (who is a local Nyonya generation) nyonya home recipes to the market. And foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry locally, then brought the idea/suggestion to families hoping to make it into existence.
Also Tan’s brother-in-law Mr. Wong, who at his age of 52 years old recently, all the while in the career as a Chinese & Western Cuisines Chef with more than 10 years experiences in the field, later-on been generation passed onto their Tan’s family nyonya recipes (mother’s home recipe) enabled them bodied-up, joined by families and successfully established their very first owned family’s local Nyonya Cuisine Restaurant officially named it the “Neo Nya Recipe” in the year 2017 at Taman Syahbandar, Malacca introducing their mother Madam Toh’s authentic nyonya eateries to the market. Finally being recognised among the best in town by the F&B E-Media for the year 2019 in the middle southern nation.
In this Neo Nya Recipe restaurant, the owners’ very first top recommended in menus will be their Malacca’s famous local nyonya eatery “Pongteh Chicken” which most wanted by all their customers. Local fresh chicken whole leg commonly selected, prepared in cutted pieces then fried mixed with soybean paste, garlic, onion & rock sugar, followed by an hour boil-cooked added into slight water and potatoes & sengkuang, finally served in hot with wonderful salty sweet taste of Pongteh Chicken (Nyonya Stewed Soybean Chicken) eatery that you must try when reached Malacca.
Secondly will be their best recommended in nyonya noodles selection, the “Nyonya Laksa Mee” which also among the restaurant’s daily top seller favourite by the visitors. Homemade nyonya laksa paste from more than 10 ingredients mixture, boiled into soup broth with slight coconut milk (santan), then cooked with their yellow round noodles (mee), and finally served with dried beancurd stick, fish ball, fresh cockles, cucumber shredded & dried beancurd (taupok) will brings a bowl of their delicious laksa broth smoothness with nice salty & fair spicy taste of Nyonya Laksa Mee that you will never regret after tasted here.
Another will be their famous “Mee Rebus”, which also among the chef’s all time favourite in recommended menus like by the locals all the while. Home-cooked soup broth with mixtures of ginger, onion & belacan, added into potato powder boiled an hour in-house then served with also their yellow round noodles (mee), sided with dried beancurd, boiled chicken egg, fish ball, cucumber shredded, chopped green chilli and their home deep fried nyonya kuih, finally taken with slice of lime squeezed into will brings excellent appertising sour sweet taste of noodles eatery that you cannot aside here.
Nonetheless, you should also taste their special homemade “Nyonya Cendol Ice” after meals in this restaurant wanted by all their regulars from the beginning as the perfect dessert selection here. Mixtures of red beans &cendols topped onto their home prepared ice sands, poured onto their home-cooked rock sugar (Gula Melaka) & daily fresh coconut milk (santan) will brings unbelievable refreshing cold & sweet cendolice that you really cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised Local Authentic Nyonya Cuisine Restaurant “Neo Nya Recipe” running by the Tan families in the historical city of Malacca, Malaysia.
NEO NYA RECIPE
Address: No. 10,
Jalan KPKS 1,
Kompleks Perniagaan Kota Syahbandar,
75200 Melaka,
Melaka.
Business Hours: 8:30am to 4:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Tuesday)