The Th’ng Tok: Dishes of the Long Table
By Lillian Tong
December 2022 FEATURE
OVER SEVERAL CENTURIES, armadas of Chinese junks journeyed southwards with cargoes of coveted luxury goods and treasures, calling on ports along the Straits of Malacca. The Maritime Silk Road brought people and interests together to the already-cosmopolitan and globalised port cities of Penang, Melaka and Singapore. These places were privy to the precious cargoes unloaded from Chinese junks – tea, silk and porcelain.When it came to porcelain, the renowned kilns in Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, China, would customise their export...
Lillian Tong
is many times asked what will become of the Baba Nyonyas. Hopefully, the fate of the Straits Chinese community will not be like hers – she ended up in a museum.
