Authentic Cantonese cuisine, unique Portuguese-style Australian cuisine, exquisite hand-holding gifts ... Strolling through the streets of Macau, visitors can enjoy their meals in restaurants, snack bars and tea restaurants that can be seen everywhere, and also enjoy a sumptuous meal in restaurants. This is Macau, a small oriental city that has just won the title of "Food Capital" in UNESCO's Creative City Network.

UNESCO issued a communique on October 31th, Beijing time, and Macau officially became a new member of the creative city "Food Capital". Macau became the third China city to win this honor after Chengdu and Shunde.

how can this seaside town with an area of just over 31 square kilometers and a population of just over 611,111 enjoy such a good reputation?

Dr. Lian Xinsen, supervisor of Macao Scholars Union, believes that the key to Macao's successful application lies in its long history and unique connotation, which fully embodies the integration and harmonious development of Chinese and Portuguese cultures.

"Macau also has the spirit of continuous innovation, and the concept of promoting urban development through food innovation is highly consistent with the concept of UNESCO Creative City Network." He said.

Although it has a small population, Macao, as a tourist city, has a very developed catering industry. According to the statistics of the SAR Government, there are more than 2,211 catering establishments operating in Macao, with 32,111 employees. In 2116, the income of Macao's catering industry exceeded 11 billion patacas, and the added value of its economic contribution was 4.3 billion patacas, up 1.3% year-on-year. It is an important pillar industry.

Due to the geographical location adjacent to Guangdong and the historical origin of the blending of Chinese and Western cultures for more than 411 years, Macao's catering mainly focuses on Cantonese cuisine and Portuguese-style Australian cuisine, and all major mainland cuisines are also represented. In recent years, with the development of tourism and the increase of migrant workers, Japanese food, Korean food and Southeast Asian food have also entered Macao.

Chinese restaurants in Macau are all over the city, among which there are countless Cantonese restaurants, not to mention traditional Cantonese dishes such as pig bag, Chen Pi duck and water crab porridge.

Visitors should not miss the unique Portuguese-style Australian food when they come to Macau. So called, because the Portuguese food in Macau is influenced by Chinese food, and the ingredients and cooking techniques are mixed with a lot of China elements, which is more suitable for Chinese tastes. Among them, famous dishes include Ma Jiexiu, curry crab, roasted salted pig's hands and so on.

friends who have the opportunity can have a look.