Comments on: Nyonya Egg Basket

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:12:42 +0000

Ann – exactly, I don’t think there are many people who does them like the good old days, probably the old generations. I don’t think the younger generation knows how to preserve all these disappearing arts and culture. And I hope this blog will enlighten them to do so. :)

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:50:00 +0000

That egg basket! It brings back memories – I remember my dad used to make those and they were quite tricky & intricate, just using pliers with the wires. It really is quite an art – at that time (60s) it didn’t particularly strike us as anything unusual. and the jiu hoo char. I remember the night b4, my dad sharpened his knife and did a very good job of slicing the jiu hoo very finely – he did it better than my mum! ah … those days .. nobody does them anymore I guess. does anyone?

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:39:19 +0000

Yes I agree!

By: Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:39:03 +0000

Oooh, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were from France. Many rich Peranakans went to Europe to study!

By: OysterCulture

OysterCulture — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:08:16 +0000

Oh how neat, and what a great way to capture a memories.

By: mycookinghut

mycookinghut — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:58:24 +0000

Looks pretty much like the vintage french egg basket too!