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Macanese cuisine (Chinese: 澳門土生葡菜, Portuguese: culinária macaense) is mainly influenced by Chinese cuisine, especially Cantonese cuisine and European cuisine, especially Portuguese cuisine and influences from Southeast Asia and the Lusophone world, due to Macau's past as a Portuguese colony and long history of being an international tourist gambling centre.
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After the founding of Hong Kong in 1841 many Macanese sought residency there, settling at the mid-level bairro (district) of Mato-de-Mouro. In time as English became more entrenched in daily conversation, Minchi – from the English "to mince" – replaced Kheema to describe this savory culinary staple of the Macanese people.
Balichão (Cantonese: 鹹蝦醬, haam 4 haa 1 zoeng 3, "salt shrimp sauce") is an ingredient that is used in a number of dishes in Macanese cuisine. It is made with shrimp, alcohol, salt, pepper, bay leaves and malagueta chillies.
Tacho (meaning pot [1] or pan [2]), also known as Chau-Chau Pele, [3] is a type of meat and vegetable stew or casserole of Macanese cuisine that is a local variant of cozido à Portuguesa, found in Portuguese cuisine, which heavily influenced Macanese cuisine during colonization. [1] [4] Its preparation and serving is similar to a pot-au-feu or ...
Cha Gordos are noted to be elaborate, [4] consisting of 12 dishes or more. [1] Cha Gordos typically start in the mid-afternoon, in order to allow the children to eat, and allow the adults to continue on with the entertainment, as the children go to bed.
The soup has its roots in Malacca, [1] and is believed to be an evolution of Laksa soup from Peranakan cuisine. [4] The word Lacassá is noted to be a Macanese term for vermicelli, with roots in Indian languages. [5] As it contains no meat, Lacassá Soup is traditionally consumed on Christmas Eve, historically a day of abstinence for Catholic ...
Macanese, of or from Macau, may refer to: Macanese people, a mixed ethnic group from Macau; Macanese Patois, a Portuguese-based creole language; Macanese cuisine, a term mainly refers to the creole Portuguese cuisine of Macau; Macau people, people of Macau generally; Culture of Macau or Macanese culture