Dr Ong Jin Teong is the author of Penang Heritage Food: Yesterday’s Recipes for Today’s Cook which won the Best Culinary History national award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. He was born and raised in a Penang Nonya family and was encouraged by his mother to cook at an early age. A retired professor of Electrical Engineering, he has extensively researched Penang and Nonya cuisines and is a sought-after authority on the subjects. He is a featured speaker at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore and the Tropical Spice Garden in Penang.
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