Today's feature travel video is of us eating street food in Macau, China with a specific emphasis on Macanese cuisine which had distinct Chinese and Portuguese influences. After an impossibly long day packing up, moving out and flying to Macau from Chiang Mai, we were ready to hit the streets - after a long sleep - to check out all of the culinary delights Macau has to offer. Unique to Macau, Macanese cuisine is an eclectic blend of Portuguese, southern Chinese, SE Asian and African influences. It's a fusion style of cuisine that combines ingredients found in Europe, other parts of Asia and locally. Old world blends of spices including coconut milk, cinnamon, turmeric and bacalhau are typical seasonings when making Macanese dishes. Baking, seldom used in Chinese cuisine, features prominently in Macanese dishes. As we wandered through the historic area of the Macau we quickly realized we'd be able to mark off all of the items we had our checklist of street foods to try eating. On our way from Senado Square (Senate Square - *Portuguese: Largo do Senado; Chinese: 議事亭前地*) to The Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral (Portuguese: Ruínas de São Paulo, Chinese: 大三巴牌坊) we walked along a bustling pedestrian section featuring many kinds of Macanese dishes. There were so many people competing for space it looked as though an ant hill suddenly split open with all the ants (people) scurrying about frantically. First on our list was the famed Egg Tarts (Portuguese: pastel de nata) which we quickly spotted as we randomly wandered around. Pastéis de nata were first introduced in China under the Portuguese government that controlled Macau. In Chinese they are known locally as 蛋撻 and/or 蛋挞 (pronounced as dàntǎ) literally translating as egg tart. On the outside they were crispy with a soft fluffy creamy center similar to a souffle. Distinctly sweet, they immediately were a hit with both of us. As we continued along the pedestrian strip we encountered a shop giving out free samples of dried and sweetened strips of meat. Audrey took a bit and proclaimed it tasted similar to bacon. Our quest to satisfy our ever demanding sweet tooth brought us over to a shop selling almond biscuits (杏仁饼 or 杏仁餅). Also known as almond cakes and almond cookies, these Chinese pastries are quite similar to shortbread Christmas cookies. They'd make a great little snack for afternoon tea. Feeling a little overwhelmed by the gridlock of people in tandem with stifling heat and humidity, we decided to head down a less crowded side street where we just happened to stumble across a shop selling Macanese pork chop buns. These buns, which are crispy on the outside and soft inside, are some of the most popular snacks in all of Macau. Luckily, the little eatery we selected was full of locals, so we knew it would be good. Also known as a piggy bun, a fried slab of seasoned pork chop (豬扒包) is placed inside of a bun that appeared to be coated with butter. Although this dish wouldn't score highly in terms of 'being healthy' it certainly was delicious as the pork was very flavorful and melted in your mouth with each bite of the bun. The one dish we didn't get to try was Galinha à Africana (African chicken); however, I have tried it once before and I even made my own version of African chicken which I shared as a recipe on my site. Overall, we enjoyed tickling our taste-buds with Macanese cuisine and we highly recommend you try as much as you can when visiting Macau: http://nomadicsamuel.com/destinations/street-food-macau-macanese-cuisine 今天的特色旅游视频是我们吃的街头食品，特别强调了中国澳门土生葡人美食，有鲜明的中国和葡萄牙的影响。 今天的特色旅遊視頻是我們吃的街頭食品，特別強調了中國澳門土生葡人美食，有鮮明的中國和葡萄牙的影響。 Recurso de vídeo de viagem de hoje é um de nós comer comida de rua em Macau, na China, com uma ênfase específica na cozinha macaense, que teve influências chinesas e Português distintas. This is part of our Travel in China series. We're making a series of videos showcasing Chinese / Macanese culture, Chinese / Macanese arts, Chinese / Macanese foods, Chinese / Macanese religion and Chinese / Macanese people. Proudly presented by: http://nomadicsamuel.com , http://smilingfacestravelphotos.com , http://thatbackpacker.com & http://backpacking-travel-blog.com All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker). This video features the song 'Happy Alley' from Kevin Macleod available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Commercial license.

• published: 01 Sep 2013
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