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“Portuguese” Chicken
Macanese Fried Rice
Macanese food, like Macau itself, is a mix of east and west. During trip to Hong Kong, we were able to escape over to what many people consider the “Vegas of the East” on a day trip. Though actual gambling in the casinos was not part of the agenda, we were able to have two meals in the region, tasting its unique and delightful blend of Chinese and Portuguese cuisine. This blend is so unique that much of it does not resemble anything else in the surrounding geographic area, not even the fusion foods found in Hong Kong’s cha chaan tengs (apparently, Macanese food was developed when wives of colonists had to “make do” with local spices when making meals for their families). Cooked with spices like cinnamon, turmeric and bacalhau, the most well-known dishes include African Chicken (barbecued chicken and piri piri sauce) and Portuguese Chicken (no real connetion to Portugual at all. This dish is purely Macanese and is a stew of chicken and potatoes cooked in a coconut sauce), which are often served with rice. Popular desserts include egg custard tarts.
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