F ew streets in Malaysia carry the cultural weight and enduring charisma quite like Jonker Street. Nestled in the heart of ...

If you wish to experience the culinary offerings steeped in tradition, head over to the famous Portuguese Settlement, home of the Kristang or Serani people, a creole community of Portuguese descent.

MakanHouse is possibly one of the most unassuming treasure troves you’ll find in KL – a repository of family recipes and a holding place for the cuisines of two cultures, Melaka Portuguese and ...

Perhaps no dish encapsulates Malacca’s tiny Portuguese community better than debal curry. Once a luxury reserved for Christmastime, it’s become far more common over the years.

Melaka (formerly Malacca) was a small sultanate taken over as a trading port by the Portuguese in 1511. A ruined church and fort remain, with fortress gateway Porto de Santiago well preserved.

PHOTOS: Malacca, Malaysia. In 1511, a fleet of Portuguese swashbucklers defeated the sultan to corner the spice trade. Then Dutch East India Co. merchants right out of a Vermeer painting stole it ...

A round-trip flight to Melaka costs around $120, while one-way bus fare costs $33. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HAVING parents who were chefs in hotels, it was hardly surprising that the Felix siblings ventured into the food business. “My parents used to cook as a team in big hotels, especially when there ...

If you are heading for Melaka, drop in for a seaside dinner at the Portuguese Settlement. Be warned that with 10 restaurants in a row competing for customers, the touting can get aggressive.

A bowl of curry seems an apt metaphor for this community. Over 500 years, all kinds of cultural ingredients have been mixed into the pot. “Originally, the Portuguese didn’t take chilli, of course.

Perhaps no dish encapsulates Malacca’s tiny Portuguese community better than debal curry. Once a luxury reserved for Christmastime, it’s become far more common over the years.