What are the characteristics of Macao?

Macao features almond cakes, lard cakes, Portuguese noodles, water crab porridge, Pan Rongji money cakes, Portuguese chicken and so on.

1, almond cake

Established in 1969, Macao's time-honored fragrant cake shop mainly produces and sells traditional foods such as egg rolls, phoenix rolls, moon cakes, almond cakes and cookies. Almond cake is a traditional specialty in Guangdong province, which is developed from mung bean cake. The main raw material is mung bean powder, which is called almond cake because it looks like almonds.

2, lard cake

When the lard cake was first named, it was meant to be soft, smooth and moist, and it did not contain any lard in essence. Main ingredients: glucose, starch and peanuts. Lard cake Lard cake, also known as fat cake, was famous as early as the Qing Dynasty. The lard cake is white and crystal clear, the onion is fragrant and green, the glutinous rice is soft and moist, and the entrance is oily but not greasy.

3. Portuguese food noodles

Portuguese food in Macao can be divided into Portuguese food and authentic Macao food. The improved Macau-style Portuguese cuisine combines the cooking techniques of local Portuguese cuisine, Indian cuisine, Malaysian cuisine and China (mainly Cantonese) cuisine, and caters to the tastes of the orientals.

4, water crab porridge

Water crab porridge is a Macao snack. Macao is located at the junction of salt and fresh water, and the crabs produced are delicious. Water crab porridge is the essence of water crab, cream crab and meat crab, and is made with special oyster porridge.

5. Pan Rongji Money Cake

Pan Rongji's money cake is a special food in Macao. Money cake, its main ingredients are eggs, flour, butter and sugar. Money cakes are also divided into "adding eggs" and "reducing eggs". The method of making "egg-reduced" cake is to use more flour, less egg yolk and no protein at all, which will cost more dough kneading effort and cost, but every dollar cake made according to this ratio will be particularly golden and crisp!

6. Portuguese chicken

Portuguese chicken is one of the most representative dishes in Macao. Portuguese chicken is a delicious food, which is made of whole chicken, potatoes, onions, eggs and saffron with curry salt. The Portuguese learned this from African and Indian food. It is characterized by rich flavor and delicious chicken. It is the main course of a full set of Portuguese dishes, and it has a better flavor with table wine.