They regaled the guests with authentic Macanese delights including Salad of Pig's Ear with Coriander; Bacalhau or Portuguese cod, Caldo Verde - Potato and Kale Soup; African Chicken; and the famed Portuguese Egg Tartlets, washed down with an array of Portuguese wines.
A former Portuguese colony and now a Special Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, Macau enjoys cookery that is an amalgam of the tastes of the mother country as well as of Portugal's former colonies in India and Africa, among others. At the crossroads of seafaring traders from Europe and China, the island enclave inevitably incorporated the spices, herbs and vegetables of the Old World and Asia into what has become its unique cuisine today.
The Macau Roadshow featured an interactive exhibit of the varied attractions of Macau and its islands of Taipa and Coloane. Guests enjoyed samplings of delicacies, such as almond cookies, egg tartlets, soy bean curd and wine while artisans demonstrated different arts and crafts. Film showings and performances of the 24-member Macau Dance Troupe were held at regular intervals, attracting even more crowds.
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Monday, September 12, 2005
Macau Roadshow in Manila Philippines
Recently, the Macau Government Tourist Office-Philippines hosted Macau Week featuring a trade exhibit and food festival. At the food festival, three chefs from Macau's famed tourism school, Instituto de Formacao Turistico (IFT), were flown in.
They regaled the guests with authentic Macanese delights including Salad of Pig's Ear with Coriander; Bacalhau or Portuguese cod, Caldo Verde - Potato and Kale Soup; African Chicken; and the famed Portuguese Egg Tartlets, washed down with an array of Portuguese wines.
A former Portuguese colony and now a Special Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, Macau enjoys cookery that is an amalgam of the tastes of the mother country as well as of Portugal's former colonies in India and Africa, among others. At the crossroads of seafaring traders from Europe and China, the island enclave inevitably incorporated the spices, herbs and vegetables of the Old World and Asia into what has become its unique cuisine today.
The Macau Roadshow featured an interactive exhibit of the varied attractions of Macau and its islands of Taipa and Coloane. Guests enjoyed samplings of delicacies, such as almond cookies, egg tartlets, soy bean curd and wine while artisans demonstrated different arts and crafts. Film showings and performances of the 24-member Macau Dance Troupe were held at regular intervals, attracting even more crowds.
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They regaled the guests with authentic Macanese delights including Salad of Pig's Ear with Coriander; Bacalhau or Portuguese cod, Caldo Verde - Potato and Kale Soup; African Chicken; and the famed Portuguese Egg Tartlets, washed down with an array of Portuguese wines.
A former Portuguese colony and now a Special Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, Macau enjoys cookery that is an amalgam of the tastes of the mother country as well as of Portugal's former colonies in India and Africa, among others. At the crossroads of seafaring traders from Europe and China, the island enclave inevitably incorporated the spices, herbs and vegetables of the Old World and Asia into what has become its unique cuisine today.
The Macau Roadshow featured an interactive exhibit of the varied attractions of Macau and its islands of Taipa and Coloane. Guests enjoyed samplings of delicacies, such as almond cookies, egg tartlets, soy bean curd and wine while artisans demonstrated different arts and crafts. Film showings and performances of the 24-member Macau Dance Troupe were held at regular intervals, attracting even more crowds.
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