A Nyonya Inheritance features 35 'ho chiak' traditional Penang Nyonya recipes. The recipe book was written by Pearly Kee, a Nyonya and descendant of Kee Lai Huat, a sugar baron and the founder of the small Penang town of Sungai Bakap. Along with the recipes, Pearly provides personal anecdotes, cooking tips, and full-colour pictures of meals and ingredients.