Let's look at Portuguese food with oriental flavor through Macao, a window to know Portugal.

Walking on the busy streets of Macao, there are many restaurant signs, such as Cantonese food, Indian food, Malaysian food, Japanese food and local delicious snacks in Macao ... Here, almost the top foods from all over the world are gathered. Of course, when you come to Macau, you can't help but taste the unique "Portuguese food". The charm of Macau is reflected in many aspects, such as its Chinese and Western architectural arts, its various museums, its cross-sea bridge adjacent to Qi Fei ... Of course, its various cuisines are most closely related to tourists. Walking in the downtown area of Macao, you can see all kinds of restaurants and restaurant signs, including all kinds of local food from Portugal, Guangdong, Shanghai, Chaozhou, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Macao ... There are countless, among which, the most eye-catching is of course all kinds of "Portuguese food".

Authentic Portuguese cuisine

There are restaurants specializing in authentic Portuguese food in Macao. Most of them are beautifully decorated and have elegant environment. For example, the "Macau Military Association" on the main road of Nanwan and the "Jingfeng Hotel" in Xiwan are all converted from ancient Portuguese buildings, and the diners are mostly Portuguese or Portuguese.

Macau Portuguese cuisine

Portuguese colonists came to Macao, eager to eat their hometown dishes, but the preservation technology was backward at that time. If the raw materials are shipped to Macao by sea, they will be broken halfway. In order to solve this problem, chefs try to use substitutes, such as coconut milk instead of fresh milk and local sausages instead of Portuguese sausages. Combined with the essence of cooking techniques of Cantonese cuisine from Portugal, Indian, Malaysian and China, we have created a unique "Macau Portuguese Cuisine", which is constantly developing and innovating. Many Portuguese restaurants in Macao are doing well because they are delicious and moderately priced. In addition to locals, many diners are foreign tourists. Portuguese food is very particular. It is divided into appetizer, main course, staple food and dessert. When eating Portuguese food, you must drink wine from Macao. The food is delicious with fine wine.

Classic Portuguese food

The most famous Portuguese dishes are: Ma Jiexiu, red bean pig's hand, braised oxtail, braised beef intestines, green vegetable soup, roasted Portuguese chicken and curry crab; There are also barbecue foods such as beef ribs, chicken legs, suckling pigs, sardines, quails, and Portuguese egg tarts for dessert. Below we will introduce you to several kinds.

The words "weeding to save species, * * * curing a furnace" can not only summarize the characteristics of Macao culture in the 400 years of collision between Chinese and western cultures, but also the cuisine of Macao seems to be covered by these eight words.

There are hundreds of restaurants in the streets and alleys of Macau, Wu Yun. Only "Portuguese chicken", a unique dish in the world, has been handed down after years of development, innovation and integration. Macao Portuguese food is famous for its non-authenticity.

/kloc-In the middle of the 6th century, the Portuguese set foot in Macau. Like many people who are far away from home, they are eager to eat hometown dishes. However, due to factors such as transportation and fresh-keeping conditions, authentic Portuguese raw materials cannot be obtained. But the lack of raw materials can't offset the temptation to eat hometown dishes. Therefore, chefs try to use substitutes, such as coconut milk instead of fresh milk and local sausages instead of Portuguese sausages. And mix pepper barbecue, curry, spices and shrimp paste brought from Africa, India and Malaysia with local vegetables, meat, seafood and poultry. Chefs use ancient Portuguese cooking methods and oriental cooking methods to create an authentic "Macao Portuguese food", which is famous for its unreality.

"Macao Portuguese cuisine" is a fusion of Chinese and Portuguese languages.

After years of development, innovation and integration, the unique dish "Macao Portuguese cuisine" in the world has been handed down. At present, most of the Portuguese dishes in Macao restaurants are not authentic Portuguese dishes, but "Macao Portuguese dishes" that combine Chinese tastes and combine Chinese and Portuguese methods and materials.

"Local Lettuce" with Macao Characteristics

Among more than 200 kinds of "Macao Portuguese dishes", "Portuguese chicken" which can only be eaten in Macao has a good reputation. This is a kind of "native lettuce" with Macao characteristics. "You know what? There are no Portuguese chickens in Portugal. "

The materials are all from Macao.

The practice of "Portuguese chicken" is not complicated. The cooking methods and ingredients are all Portuguese. Chicken, potatoes, onions, eggs and tomatoes are all stewed with curry powder. The materials are all local to Macao, and the practices and ingredients retain the cultural characteristics of Portuguese food. Chinese and western cultures were so carelessly mixed together that "Portuguese chicken" became famous. "Portuguese chicken" became the first new word about Macao in the memory of foreign tourists. Olive oil is an essential condiment.

Authentic Portuguese cuisine, olive oil is an essential seasoning. In Portugal, we eat' tacho' (chop suey) and fry pigskin, chicken and Portuguese sausage together during the New Year in China. Portuguese locals eat "Ji Min" and stew potatoes, pork and onions with curry powder.

Ingredients of Portuguese dishes

Portuguese chicken is the main course of Portuguese cuisine, and its flavor is better with table wine. It adopts Portuguese cooking method and is made of water olive, coconut milk, olive oil, turmeric powder, potatoes and other materials. The craft is quite skillful, and it is a veritable authentic Macao cuisine combining China and Portugal.

In addition to Portuguese chicken, famous and classic Portuguese dishes include Ma Jiexiu, red bean pig's hand, stewed oxtail, stewed beef intestines, green vegetable soup, Portuguese chicken, curry crab and so on. There are also barbecue foods such as beef ribs, chicken legs, suckling pigs, sardines, quails, and Portuguese egg tarts for dessert. Ma Jiexiu is pickled cod, which is the main ingredient of many Portuguese cuisines in Macao. It can be fried, fried, braised and roasted, and can make 1000 kinds of dishes.

Portuguese food is very particular. It is divided into appetizer, main course, staple food and dessert. When eating Portuguese food, you must drink wine. Food with wine has a unique taste.

Macao special restaurant

Macao's specialty restaurants are generally small, and scattered around the Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and the Sixth Ring Road, and some are located in secluded places. It is really not easy for foreigners to find them. For newcomers to Macao, the best way is to follow the tour group, so that you can taste the unique Macao cuisine without worrying about it yourself.

Macao-style Portuguese cuisine is the crystallization of the cooking techniques of Portugal, India, Malaysia and China (Guangdong), and it is more suitable for oriental tastes. Its signature dishes are Portuguese curry crab, fried horse Jiexiu fish balls and so on. It is said that this dish is unique to Macao, and even the Portuguese have to come to Macao to get their wish. Of course, authentic Portuguese cuisine is also indispensable, and its specialties, such as red bean pork knuckle, Ma Jiexiu (a kind of salted cod that Portuguese people like very much), Portuguese roast chicken and Portuguese fried clams, are not to be missed.

In addition, it is surprising that some restaurants in Macao can attract customers despite their "backward" management methods. According to Wu Bin, general manager of Shenzhen International Travel Service, when he came to a restaurant around Macau to discuss business, the restaurant named Flando did not give the group the preferential treatment as he expected. Moreover, no matter how good the business is, this restaurant insists on not engaging in luxury decoration and still maintains a simple and leisurely dining environment.

Someone once suggested that Portuguese bosses go to the city to open more branches, and the answer was that they didn't need to make that much money. If you want to eat their Portuguese food, I'm sorry, please go in person, there is no discount for anyone. When we came to Frando restaurant for dinner, if we didn't pay attention, we could hardly find its signboard, but the restaurant was full of all kinds of diners, which really deserved its reputation. Eating in such a special restaurant tastes really special.

In addition, the local flavor of Macao is also a must. Li Haixian Restaurant, located near the downtown area of Macau Peninsula, is an eye-opener with its unique shark fin seafood feast. First of all, a large pot of shark's fin soup is served to each person, which is full of weight, and people with small appetite are full at once. Followed by abalone, sea cucumber, grouper and so on. People eat happily and eat well.