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Londoners are single-minded about restaurant identity: Indian is curry and French is expensive and never the twain shall meet. So the opening last year of Notting Hill's Nyonya, which serves a spicy, delicious blend of Chinese and Malaysian cuisine, caused much head scratching. The beautiful curved-glass windows with a minimal interior designed by London's Four IV gives little away and, to the uninitiated, menu entries with names like otak-otak and ju hu char don't help much...
...food has a centuries-old pedigree, as the product of Chinese settlements in Malacca, as Malaysia was known during the Ming dynasty. (The word nyonya refers to female descendants of mixed marriages that occurred in the area.) It's the original Asian fusion cuisine. Some of Nyonya's dishes?like the delicate but hearty pork dumplings?resemble what you'd get in typical Chinese places. Others?the slightly sour beef rendang or the piquant bean sprouts with salted fish?are more Malaysian. Much of Nyonya's menu is devoted to elegant versions of soups and stews sold in Penang streets...
...flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Londoners are single-minded about restaurant identity: Indian is curry and French is expensive and never the twain shall meet. So the opening last year of Notting Hill's Nyonya, which serves a spicy, delicious blend of Chinese and Malaysian cuisine, caused much head scratching. The beautiful curved-glass windows with a minimal interior designed by London's Four IV gives little away and, to the uninitiated, menu entries with names like otak-otak and ju hu char don't help...