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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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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.
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 ...
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 ...
A pork chop bun is one of the most popular and famous snacks in Macau, and has been described as a Macau specialty. [1] Pork chop bun is derived from a Portuguese pork sandwich named bifana.
Portuguese chicken [1] (traditional Chinese: 葡國雞; simplified Chinese: 葡国鸡), also known as Portuguese-style chicken or galinha à portuguesa [2] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐˈlĩɲaapuɾtuˈɣezɐ]) is a dish found in Macanese cuisine. Despite its name, Portuguese chicken did not originate from Portugal, but from its former ...