Category: Macanese

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

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

30th March 2021

Portuguese Bakery

Portuguese Bakery is located in one of the hidden street corners; A very well known street named Beco do Sal “Salt Lane”. Yet which, that already existed from the 1950s onwards, a closeby alleyway directing to Rua da Praia do Manduco, a main street focusing on food tradings. When you see the street named “Salt”, everyone might aware already the...

Categories Afternoon Tea Time/Alleyways/Breakfast/Crunchy Snacks/Family Recipe/Heritage/Lunch/Macanese/Macau Culture/Market/Photography/Portuguese Cake/Portuguese Cuisine/Uncategorized

26th February 2021

Lai Wah Coloane

Located on the street behind Keu Kei (known as Rua do Caetano), operating a new, macanese-style restaurant. I believe it is not a spot that people are familiar with; this shop has been in business since the 1980s. The location is just around the corner of red houses; opposite comes a chicky, five-story high houses; having beautiful trees and vines...

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25th February 2021

Coloane Kiu Kei Cafe

Today just finished off walking around the Morro de Hac Sa Family Trail at Long Chao Kok; it mearly took us an hours walk journey. Right after, everyone’s start to think of Kiu Kei Cafe which, needless to say; all arrived at Coloane’s Avenida de Cinco de Outubro meeting area; all spent only five minutes time for a street car...

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2nd February 2021

The Vic’s Place

Located at the basement’s European-style property, The Rocks Hotel, at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf; The hotel lobby went extremely, beautifully decorated. Along with the spiral staircase and European crystal chandelier embellishments, the lobby doesn’t feel restrained at all. The Homy ambience Once stepped into the main dining area, the highlight goes to the wooden furniture themed setups; Embedded with semi-open kitchen,...

Categories Bacalhau croquette/Bar and Lounge/Complicated/Dinner/Family Recipe/Festival/Food/Garden/Luxury Cuisine/Macanese/Macau Culture/Photography/Portuguese Cake/Portuguese Cuisine/Portuguese wine/Uncategorized

31st December 2020

Casa Garden (Orient Foundation)

In 1770, Manuel Pereira, a wealthy Portuguese businessman; Founder in Macau’s insurance industries; built a two and a half-storey garden-style villa. It was absolutely gorgeous, show its noble kind; and claimed as the most spectacular building of all. Recalled by one of American Businessman “The Palace”. In 1780, Pereira leased to the British East India Company. The tenant invented Portuguese-English...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Garden/Heritage/Macanese/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/slowdown attitude/Uncategorized

31st December 2020

St. Anthony’s Parish’s Luís de Camões Park

Luís de Camões Park  is near the St. Anthony’s Church, the Casa Garden, neighboring Protestant Cemetery; is located in front of the Park. It is one of the historic parks in Macau too, covering an area total of 20,000 square meters. Built in the middle of the eighteenth century and was originally the park villa from one of the wealthy...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Church/Festival/Fuk Tak Chi/Garden/Heritage/Macanese/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Ruins of St Paul/Temple/Uncategorized

25th December 2020

Macanese Christmas Desserts

When young remembered the church’s midnight mass that must attend on Christmas Eve; neatly well dressed, sharing a lively, but peaceful two hours gathering. Immediately after the ceremony arrived at my cousin’s home start off our family Christmas parties; same time exchange gifts, eat and drink well, most of all having fun with all cousins and relatives, getting busy till...

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