Tag: Childhood memories

Duffy’s Irish Pub

Duffy’s Irish Pub, is Macau’s most authentic Irish icon proudly presents.   The Irish Pub has been long claimed as “the centre of Ireland communities”; it has been an important part of Irish culture for centuries. Most Irish folks, like other asians; felt like a beer afterwork pint somewhere close, neighboring area for good, hope for a non-stop beer flow. They never goes...

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...

San Man Kei Pork Chop

On a clear Saturday morning, it is time to hunt for a rich breakfast. Avoid getting too much trouble looking for a parking space near Northern Districts of Porto Cerco; One of my friend insisted revisiting this tea restaurant today; what we are referring was closeby to Portas Cerco Shopping Centre, the pork chop noodle shop. For me giving a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Macau’s best golden biscuit

The best traditional snacks located at the Senado Square Macau; “Pun Veng Kei” golden crunchy biscuit, has a history of more than 70 years in Macau. This “Street cart” pastry stall has long queues almost every single day. Remembering the flagship store’s memories located next to the pepper-cake stores at Rua da Palha; Listening to the mahjong noises inside the...

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...