Peranakan heritage and pastel shophouses of Joo Chiat
Local tour guide in Singapore, Singapore.
I am a Peranakan daughter who grew up polishing my grandmother's kamcheng jars and helping her pound rempah for Sunday ayam buah keluak. Joo Chiat is my family's district, and its pastel shophouses hold our stories. I guide with heirloom beadwork in my bag and recipes in my head, because Peranakan culture is best understood through its objects and its food. Come let this Nyonya show you her world.
Discover the culture born when Chinese traders married Malay brides centuries ago. We admire the famous pastel terraces of Koon Seng Road, handle real heirloom beadwork and porcelain, taste kueh made to family recipes, and finish with Nyonya laksa. An intimate walk through a living culture, guided by one of its daughters.