If you think that most Peranakans live to eat, you may be correct. After all, good Peranakan cuisine isn't a matter of tossing just anything edible into the cooking pot. It is a carefully nurtured craft. Perfected through decades and possibly centuries of trial and error. Yet, Peranakan cuisine is more than just about good food. It encompasses the customs and traditions of the Peranakans, their culture and history.

First published in 2004, this book is in its 2nd reprint in 2010.