Culture
The Nyonya Baba were partially assimilated into the Malay culture, especially in food, dress and language used, while retaining some of the Chinese traditions and culture, like religion, name, folk medicine and festival celebrations, thereby creating a new kind of mixed culture of their country of origin with local, among those, like “Nyonya cuisine “ has developed the spices of Malay cuisine, examples are curry recipe cooking, Inchi Kabin, Chicken Kapitan, fried or cry chicken & sea foods, with local spicy & spicery. Wearing the Baju Kebaya. Most of the Peranakan are not Muslim, but have retained the ancestral worship tradition of the Chinese, especially of their wedding ceremony is largely based upon the Chinese tradition.
Food and eating patterns
The Baba cuisine is influenced by the Malay culture and is more spicy, containing ketumbar, cinnamon stick, star anise, serai, kunyit and belacan. At home, most Babas use their hands to eat.
Language
The language of the Peranakans, Baba Malay (Bahasa Melayu Baba) , is a dialect of the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu), which contains many Hokkien words.They are more fluent in Malay and English than Chinese. It is a dying language and contemporary use is mainly limited to members of the older generation; this is indicative also of the Peranakan culture at large.
References:
Malaysia:Melaka.(July 1,2005)House of Museum Cafe:History of Nyonya Baba (Peranakan)Retrieved April 1, 2010, from http://www.jonker88.com/?q=history_of_nyonya_baba
Les Parkin.(2006).BABA-Nyonya: A Famous Culture in Malacca. Retrieved April 2, 2010, from http://www.koyli.com/babanyonya.htm
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Chinese Association: MALAYSIA POTPOURRI: The Baba/Nyonya community. Retrieved April 3,2010, from http://www.mca.org.my/ENGLISH/MOVEMENTCHINESEGUILDS/Pages/MALAYSIANPOTPOURRITheBabaNyonyacommunity.aspx
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