Category: childhood memories

21st January 2022

Macau Coloane Wharf noodle shop

Every time you visit the Coloane Wharf, you shall pass the noodle shop, which always bounded full of people. The owner of this property is just opposite to the shop “Ying Kei Fish stall” for half a centuries. Born in a family’ seafood supply background, who now currently own this family-owned noodle restaurant place; would like to locked down considerable...

Categories Alleyways/Cha Chaan Teng/Chicken Rice Noodles/childhood memories/Dried Wonton Skin/Family Recipe/Fish Paste Noodles/Heritage/Uncategorized

28th October 2021

Macanese Chilicotes

In every festivals, the top three Macanese treasures (Fried turmeric pastries, Pork croquette, and Potato Curry Samosa) are indispensable for most catering households food items. Chilicotes, one of the western fried pasty puffs, is one of the Christmas and New Year must have party snacks. Fried Chilicotes is a kind of deep-fried meat pastry, originated from the traditional Portuguese fried...

Categories Afternoon Tea Time/Bacalhau croquette/childhood memories/Macanese/Macau Culture/Uncategorized

27th October 2021

The Long History Ice Cream Lai Kei

Yes, bingo, you got it right; That’s the nostalgic ice cream shop, a must eat shop when everyone visit Macau. It has been in business for more than eighty years, including the “cart trolleys” initiated back in the 1960s; Till they moved to the Ho Lan Luen store. The Lai Kei ice cream currently operated by the third generations, mainly...

Categories Afternoon Tea Time/Alleyways/childhood memories/Dessert/Family Recipe/Uncategorized

19th October 2021

Macanese Curry Samosa

Today we will introduce every Macanese family most popular knowing-how to make “The Macanese Samosas”. Apart from that, Other popular Macanese food also included Apabicos, Chilicote, Chilicote-Folhas, and fried curry minced pork Pãozinhos, Recheado etc. The Authentic samosa The traditional Indian mixed vegetable curry samosa we ate nowadays; was all about the delicious aromas with mustard and mint alienated sauce...

Categories Afternoon Tea Time/Bacalhau croquette/childhood memories/Crunchy Snacks/Family Recipe/Macanese/Macau Culture/Uncategorized

8th October 2021

Cozinha Aida

A friend of mine made a booking appointment with his skin allergic doctor one day; its almost impossible to look for a good parking spot, eventually ending up as his designated driver; Meantime, enjoying a decent Portuguese lunch next door. The missing Cozinha Aida Restaurant, which haven’t been there ten years ago, is located at Avenida de Sidonio Pais, right...

Categories Alleyways/Bacalhau croquette/Beef and Pork offal/childhood memories/Dessert/Family Recipe/Heritage/Macanese/Macau Culture/Uncategorized

16th September 2021

Sleeping Buddha Nan Shan Temple

Fuk Hing Street (Rua da Figueira) is located in the St Anthony’s Parish, from Rua dos Cavaleiros to Rua da Entena. It is a brick stone road mapping from the east to west; In Portuguese named Rua de Figueira. The temple adjacent to Fu Hing Street became one of the richest treasures of Macau’s Chinese Culture. It is also claimed...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Heritage/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Temple/Uncategorized

26th August 2021

San Kio Dawn Market

San Kio Macau belongs to a early developed districts. A lot of people would agree San Kio is the most interesting place ever. Within San Kio streets, most neighboring locals familiar with this “dawn market”; Mainly sell household furniture, housing deco and electrical appliances. Nowadays appeared as special sightseeing spot. Its also a favorite spot for household employees, elderlies and...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Church/Festival/Fuk Tak Chi/Heritage/Market/Old Street/Photography/Souvenir/Street food/Temple/Uncategorized

19th August 2021

U Bo Wo Health Regimen Corner

Every time felt dizzy or staying up late night from work; I always think of going to the herbal tea corner and eager for a bowl of “chinese herbal tea”. Followed by the rise and rapid casino development over these recent years, more and more people have neglected soups and medicated diets for health well-being; That all means everyone must...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Chinese Herbs/Complicated/Family Recipe/Old Street/Uncategorized

17th August 2021

The Bird’s Paradise Midnight Bakery

The Wheat Bakery located in Horta da Mitra, has been patronized them when young till now for more than thirty years; I believed many locals might not aware of this shop. Most products are home-made, mainly wholesaling local supermarkets within Macau like say Seng Cheong, Veng Kei supermarkets, etc; available for sale at specific period, which, they quite popular. As...

Categories Alleyways/Breakfast/Cha Chaan Teng/childhood memories/Family Recipe/Heritage/Old Street/Uncategorized

9th August 2021

Luen Kee Noodles

The long-established Luen Kee noodle shop has been in business for more than twenty years. I believed most people in Macau have patronized them. Once hit evening time, in between intersections of Avenida Ferreira Amaral and Ouvidor Arriaga, every passersby got attracted by sparkling lights every night. Shop’s display window completely filled with white smoke, and the food aroma in...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Dinner/Family Recipe/Food/Intense soup/Lunch/Macau Culture/Old Street/Rice Noodle/Uncategorized