There is always cultural power behind the formation of food.

A regional cuisine bears witness to the context of a regional culture.

In Macao's culture, food culture occupies an important position.

Macau, as a place where Chinese and Western cultures blend, has also deeply imprinted the characteristics of this cultural blend in its food.

1. The difference between authentic Portuguese cuisine and Macau Portuguese cuisine. Based on Portuguese cooking, the cooking of Portuguese people is compatible with the materials and cooking methods used in the cuisine of Africa, India, Malaysia, West Asia and local Chinese, and is

Combining the culinary advantages of various places, it presents a unique development form. It is a catering culture that has been integrated for hundreds of years.

The combination of spices and herbs, unique sauce making, diverse cooking methods and various dietary elements make Macau lettuce distinctly different from authentic Portuguese food.

Macao’s food not only retains traditional and authentic Portuguese food, but also produces raw Portuguese food from the country, such as Portuguese chicken and African chicken, to satisfy the tastes of local people.

2. Macau Portuguese cuisine The Guangdong food culture and the Portuguese food culture collide fiercely.

The people of Macao have absorbed the essence of Western food culture with inclusiveness and created a unique Macao food culture, which is both traditional and innovative, and is unique in the world.

The native Portuguese like to cook dishes with different spices and ingredients from Africa, Southeast Asia and India, such as curry, coconut milk, cloves and cinnamon.

Coupled with the cooking skills and taste of Chinese cuisine, based on Portuguese cooking, after hundreds of years of development, it has evolved into Macau's unique and delicious lettuce.

Macau Portuguese cuisine uses a combination of spices and herbs, unique sauces, and varied cooking techniques.

To sum up, in Macanese dishes, it is mixed with olive oil, red bell pepper powder, bay leaves, olives, basil, etc.

This is commonly used in Mediterranean cooking and Portuguese cooking.

It has become a local, Macau, spice sauce for lettuce, which is the integration and innovation of foreign food in Macau food culture.