Dishes include bacalhau (cod served grilled, baked, stewed or
boiled), caldo verde and sopa a alentejana (rich soups with
vegetables, meat and olive oil), ‘African chicken’ (grilled with hot
spices), galinha a portuguesa (chicken baked with potatoes, onions,
eggs and saffron – the appearance of curry without the spice),
minche (minced meat with fried potato and onions), Macau sole (fried
fish generally served with salad) and feijoados (from Brazil, stews
of kidney beans, potatoes, pork, cabbage and sausage).
The speciality of dim sum (Chinese savoury snacks steamed and served
in bamboo baskets on trolleys) includes har gau (steamed shrimp
dumplings), cha siu bao (steamed pork dumplings), and shui mai
(steamed and minced pork with shrimp).
Alcohol is available in Macau, with no licensing laws. Restaurants
offer a wide range of Portuguese red and white wines and sparkling
vinho verde, as well as port and brandy, all at cheap prices.
Social Conventions
Entertaining generally takes place in restaurants and public places.
Spirits are usual gifts in return for hospitality. Apart from the
most formal occasions in restaurants and nightclubs, casual wear is
quite acceptable. |