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Macau’s cuisine is a mixture of Chinese and Portuguese of course, and over the centuries the Macau people developed their own style of food by using local and imported ingredients. Whatever kind of food that you like, you’ll probably find since there are also many international restaurants. In Macau, there are regular Chinese restaurants, Portuguese style restaurants, Macanese cuisine, and international restaurants.
Most people are of Cantonese descent which means that they are descended from people of Guangdong, so Guangdong cuisine is the most popular style of food. But there are also other kinds of Chinese restaurants that are popular all over China including Sichuan restaurants that feature lots of red pepper and hot spices.
There are two kinds of Portuguese food styles in Macau. There are Portuguese style restaurants and the Chinese-Portuguese style restaurants. The Chinese-Portuguese style food is called Macanese cuisine. Chinese attempted to reproduce the kind of food the Portuguese enjoyed using local ingredients, and Portuguese and other foreigners living in this important port developed an eclectic style of food combining ingredients and cooking ideas from all over the former Portuguese empire including Brazil and parts of Africa.
Many Macanese foods are baked such as cakes, bread, and tarts. This shows the European influence since traditional Cantonese food isn’t baked. Macanese food often uses ingredients such as coconut, cinnamon and bacalhau that aren’t often used in Guangdong cuisine, and this makes for unusual aromas and flavors. Famous Macanese dishes are Galinha a Portuguesa (Portuguese Chicken), Galinha a Africana (African Chicken), Bacalhau, Pato de Cabidela, Macanese Chile Shrimp, and Stir-fried Curry Crab. There is also papaya salad and pork chop bun. Macanese style deserts and beverages include ginger milk and pasteis de nata (egg tarts).
Macau is a customs-free port, and most of the beverages like wine, coffee, champagne, and Portuguese Porto that are enjoyed in Portugal can be bought relatively inexpensively here.
MacauRestaurants
There is one at the Xinma Road of Macao.
There are a few restaurants that serve Halal food in Macau. One would be an Indian restaurant which runs by the name of Indian Spice close to MGM Hotel.
