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8th July 2020

Where Macau Heart & Soul Met

Serenity arises under pandemic outbreaks. Have mastered a good grasp hold in one of the weekend’s evening time slots browse around between the old streets of Rua dos Ervanarios and Patio de Chon Sau of Ruins of St Paul. How dare missing those havens of old tranquility and elegance of Macau back in my childhood times. The long marble staircase...
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28th June 2020

Macau Yum Cha culture

Macau’s yum cha culture – “A cup of tea and two dim sims” are inseparable. Local Macanese can’t live without yum cha and afternoon coffee break “at quarter past three”. The so-called “A cup of tea with two dim sum” meaning going tea house drinking, while enjoying dim sims. “A cup of tea” refer to Tea Pitcher; the concept of...
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25th June 2020

The Dragon boat festival delights

When we talk about dragon boats, many people would think of Glutinous Rice dumplings and Patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Dumplings are wrapped with bamboo leaves in chubby pentagon shaped. “If you haven’t eaten dragon boat dumplings in month of May; winter clothes are not ready in the closet”. Many locals should have heard about this sayings. People called “Poisoned May...
Categories childhood memories/Family Recipe/Old Street/Spring Festive Food/Temple/Uncategorized
22nd June 2020

The Traditional Taste – Dragon Restaurant

When it comes to traditional cheap food, all locals will think of The Dragon’s restaurant. This store was set for twenty years over, renovated in 2011. This is always the first preferred choice for affordable seasonal seafood dining attempts. Renamed as seafood hotpot recently, locals that search for the freshest, cheapest seafood varieties, fulfilling the most authentic seafood original cooking...
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20th June 2020

The Cooling Well Street

Or also called Rua dos Curtidores, were occupied and managed by the Macau government in the late eighteen century. Later public roads and houses were built till now. After more than hundred years of urban development, this old village corner has been obliterated and the street architecture has changed dramatically. Only one house were left in preservation look. The cooling...
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9th June 2020

Wa Kee Beef Brisket

This is one of the noodle place I went more than 35 years…. (while next year I am approaching my 40!) Their secret formula made me go back again and again; That is the oil they use for tossing the noodle – The roasted pork lard. Using roasted pork lard in a typical noodle shop is a old tradition practice...
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5th June 2020

Street Food V – Lourenco Market

St Lourenco Market were located at Rua da Praia do Manduco. This is one of the oldest street in Macau. It connects to main road Rua do Almirante Sergio. All prosperity gathered at Manduco in early 20th centuries (named Municipal “new” garden”). It was one of the most popular marketplace for trading, food and seafood. Numerous fishing boats were parked...
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4th June 2020

Street Food IV – Rua da Emenda

Yizi district composes of five streets interlinked, making up the busiest streets in Macao. (Rua da Emenda, Lu Cao, Rebanho, Tome Pires and Bras da Rosa 義字街; 盧九街; 群隊街; 飛能便度圍; 道咩卑利士街; 羅白沙街). This is one of the most typical street structure set in the old days. All streets are accessible between blocks. Most market stalls open from 7 am –...
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25th May 2020

Street Food III – Along Horta e Costa

Avenida de Horta e Costa is one of the busiest roads in Macau. Direct from South to northern side tip to toe – it connects through the small tunnel Monte de Guia, all the way down to the heart of Local Residential sites. It always devote as is one of the busiest roads in Macau. Pronounced as Kou-Si-Tak in chinese...
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29th April 2020

Street Food II – Fai Chi Kei

Fai Chi Kei is one of the seven parishes of Macau, one of the biggest administrative subdivisions (of the municipalities). It’s quite intensely populated – almost one third of Macau’s population allocated there. It stretches from the west of the peninsula across to the east. We never blame anyone here missing Fai Chi Kei, a place with few or actually...
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