Cuisine in Macao

Signature dishes

African Chicken

Representative Macao dish of chicken baked with spices and peanut sauce

Region: Macao Peninsula
Main ingredients: Chicken, Chili, Peanuts, Coconut milk

Egg Tart (Macanese-style)

Rich custard tart with caramelized surface

Region: Coloane Island
Main ingredients: Eggs, Milk, Sugar, Puff pastry

Minchi

Portuguese-style home dish of layered ground beef and pork with potatoes

Main ingredients: Beef, Pork, Onions, Potatoes, Cheese

Portuguese-style Seafood Risotto

Rice and seafood pot dish fragrant with saffron

Main ingredients: Rice, Shrimp, Mussels, Tomatoes, Saffron

Crab Congee

Cantonese-style congee concentrating swimming crab umami

Region: Taipa Island
Main ingredients: Crab, Rice, Ginger, Scallions

Pork Bone Noodles (Wonton Noodles)

Common dish of light pork bone soup with thin noodles and wontons

Main ingredients: Wheat noodles, Pork bones, Shrimp wontons

Portuguese-style Cod Cakes (Pastéis de Bacalhau)

Dried cod croquettes, ideal beer snack

Main ingredients: Dried cod, Potatoes, Parsley, Eggs

Pork Bone Pot

Hot pot of pork bones simmered with Chinese medicine; winter staple

Main ingredients: Pork bones, Angelica root, Ginger, Jujubes

Shrimp Chili Bun (Portuguese Soft Bun)

Street food of garlic shrimp sandwiched in bun

Main ingredients: Small shrimp, Garlic, Butter, Bun

Serradura

Cold dessert of crushed biscuits and whipped cream

Main ingredients: Biscuits, Heavy cream, Condensed milk