Most of the ardent travellers are also ardent foodies. In
addition to visiting the tourist attractions, they find great delight in
sampling the local flavours that add to the complete travel experience. In
fact, many a times, food is counted to be as much a draw as the historical and
cultural attractions of a city. Macau is no different. The city is a popular
tourist attraction for its historical attractions as well as its multitude of
must try foods that are popularly considered as cuisine signatures.
So, come lets take you on a tour that will treat not your
visual senses but your palate and your foodies senses.
Portuguese Egg Tarts:
Said to be the most famous food of Macau, the Portuguese Egg Tarts consist of a
flaky pastry shell with a rich egg custard filling that is quite similar to a
crème bulee with regards to its consistency. A warm caramelized top adds to the
whole tasty experience. You can taste
this awe
some sweet dish anywhere in Macau as everyone from hotels to
restaurants to even street vendors sell them.
Pork Chop Bun:
Another seasoned yet well known street snack of Macau is pork chop bun. You can
find various different versions of this simple dish in various parts of Macau.
However, is you still crave to get the best of this dish, go have it at Tai Lei
Lok Kei in Taipa that offers the winning combination of fresh baked crisp bun
with tender juicy pork chop making it a scrumptious yet satisfying snack. The
place starts making them at 3pm everyday and almost all stocks are finished by
5 pm so be sure to get your piece on time!
Mashed Potatoes: For
something so simple, it may be considered madness to count it among the best
Macau dishes. Yet, if you sample the same at the famous Michelin star winner
restaurant Robuchon au Dome, you are sure to feel the temptation. This side
dish is beyond imagination at this restaurant where its velvety and rich
texture blows your mind away with its flavours and colour. There is a lot of
butter and lot of potatoes all stirred together to make this simple yet flavourful
dish.
Egg Rolls: Most
of you may argue that Egg Rolls are hardly Macau’s speciality. However, due to
their huge popularity in the area, they have taken on a unique local flavour
specialist of the region . There are a number of stalls and restaurants serving
this dish in the city but nothing beats the roadside stall of Taipa off the Rua
Direita Caros Eugenio road where the snack is made with the combination of
freshness and local color. Run by a local eccentric, the rolls are so sweet,
crispy and light that you are sure to eat more than came for. Served hot off
the girdle, the rolls are best for those looking for some light snacking of the
local cuisine.
Serradura:
Translated from the Portuguese word meaning ‘sawdust’, this unappealingly named
dish is a much loved dish for most of the locals. Best served as a chilled
pudding or as an ice cream, it contains of vanilla, condensed milk, cream, and
a layer of sweet biscuits that have been crushed super fine to resemble
sawdust. Found in most of the Macanese and Portuguese restaurants of the area,
it is a hugely favoured item also sold by many vendors and bakeries. If you
would like to get the best of the same, get the ice cream version of the same
from Gelatina Mok Yi Kei in Old Taipa.
Almond Cookies and
Sweet Pork Jerky: Often found at the same vendor, these two items are found
everywhere in Macau. Best brought from the Koi Kee Bakery, branches of whom can
be found all over Macau, these almond cookies have a nutty flavour and a gritty
texture with a slight saltiness that makes the not too sweet. You can also
choose from a huge collection of dried meats that range from wild boar to spicy
beef to sweet pork jerky.
Black Garlic
Chocolate: Black garlic, also known as fermented garlic, is a super food
that has been shown to have high antioxidant content as well as a flavour and
complexity that can be taken to its sweet extreme. At McPherson’s Sweet Shoppe,
taste a rich treat with dark chocolate sandwiching black garlic gananche
bringing a unique flavour to your mouth. There are also some delightfully
different options of trying black garlic ice cream, frozen chocolate bananas as
well as green tea ice cream.
These are just some of the samplers that we have brought to
you. Get around to visiting Macau and you are sure to find some hidden gems in
the streets of the city that are sure to take your trip to a completely new
level.
