(din ciclul: Un vis portughez in China: Macao)
N-am stat prea mult timp in Macao, ca sa pot sa va spun mai multe despre mancarea de acolo. Am mancat mancarea chinezeasca obisnuita, precum orez cu ciuperci si pui (35 HK$, adica 3.45 €)
un pranz de 4.65 €, la Macao
si taitei prajiti (12 KH$, adica 1.20 €), un pranz de 4.65 €, cum nu poti gasi in Europa (tocmai m-am intors acum cateva zile din Germania, unde cel mai ieftin pranz m-a costat 16 €). 
orez cu ciuperci si pui
Pe strada, in special in zona centrala, se vand tot felul de galuste cu diverse umpluturi, peste sau shrimps prajiti.
Specialitatea proprie, alaturi de pastais do nata (tartele cu ou, despre care am mai amintit), pare sa fie carnea de vita uscata, in felii extrem de subtiri, pe care n-am avut curiozitatea sa o incerc.
Parasind zona mai turistica, am intrat la intamplare intr-un restaurant mic, cu doar 3 mese, gol la ora aceea. Nu exista meniu, felurile de mancare fiindu-ne citite dintr-un caiet. Am avut impresia ca acolo erau scrise si retetele! Dupa ce am comandat, am avut o clipa de indoiala, gandindu-ma ca oamenii aceia abia invata sa faca mancare! Erau trei tineri: doi barbati si o femeie, o pereche de chinezi si un filipinez. Cum ajunsesera sa faca mancare coreeana, greu de spus fiindca ne intelegeam cu greu in engleza.
Cand a sosit insa mancarea, n-am mai avut nici o curiozitate: era foarte buna! Am mancat o portie sanatoasa de ramen cu legume (o supa mai ‘deasa’, cu morcovi, mazare, boabe de porumb, ciuperci asiatice din care am mancat si in Japonia, in supa de tofu) si kimchi cu carne de porc si orez. Kimchi, specific coreean, este o varza chinezeasca murata (initial varza, apoi s-au murat si alte legume), foarte condimentata cu chilli si ierburi aromate. Toate le-am spalat cu un ceai verde. Aventura culinara m-a costat 62 HK$, adica 6 €.
un pranz excelent cu 6 €
ramen cu legume
kimci cu carne de porc si orez
Din cate am observat, predomina mancarea chinezeasca in Macao dar nu lipseste nici codul sarat si uscat dupa reteta portugheza, bacalhau. Daca veti ajunge pe acolo, veti gasi cu siguranta multe alte feluri de mancare, care sa va fie pe plac.
My Favourite Food in Macao Was…Koreean!
I didn’t experienced much in the food field in Macao, because of the short time I stayed there. There is a lot of Chinese food, of course, so I ate rice with mushrooms and chicken (3.45 €) and fried noodles (1.20 €), a 4.65 € lunch one cannot find in Europe! I just came back from Germany some days ago. The least expensive lunch I ate there was priced 16 €.
In the central part of the city, different sorts of dumplings with different fillings, fish and fried shrimps could be eaten as street food. Along with the pastais de nata (the egg tarts about which I bloged already) and the dried and salt cod, the Portuguese bacalhau, very thin pieces of dried beef seem to be a local specialty.
Wandering in the non-touristic part of the city, we stumbled upon a small restaurant (only 3 tables) were a Chinese pair and a Filipino were both owners and waiters. To my surprise, they read the meniu for us from a note-book, which seems to contain the recipes too! I was a moment in doubt after I ordered, thinking that, may be, they just learn how to cook!
After my meals arrived I had no doubts at all! The food was excellent! I ate ramen with vegetables ( Koreean soup, with carrots, peas, some Asiatic mushroom I also eat in Japan) and kimchi with pork and rice. Kimchi is a specific Koreean dish, made of sour cabbage, made very hot with chilli. I washed down all these with a green tea. All these for only 6 euro!
Cred ca mi-ar place si mie..Este genul de mancare care imi place si semana cu ce mananc acasa dar mi-ar place sa gust o mancare chinezeasca autentica :))
In alta ordine de idei iti doresc un Paste fericit !!!
Multumesc, si tie la fel (daca nu l-ai sarbatorit pe celalalt dar, cum se intampla in multe familii din Timisoara, le serbati pe amandoua, nu?)
It all looks tasty.
And it was, Randy! Happy Sunday!
They all look delicious:)
Oh,you tried ramen and kimuchi? Good to know that you like them.
Ramen and kimuchi are our favorite foods in Japan,too.
I bought URSUS beer today.I updated my blog today:)
Hi, Kumiko! Today we celebrate Orthodox Easter,here. Did you like URSUS? It’s a popular sort of beer here in Romania, but I prefer TIMISOREANA, the beer produced in my town. Here it is the oldest beer factory in the country.
Yes, I like ramen and kimchi. I eat ramen at home too, bought from the superstore. We also do a kind of kimchi, which is only sour but not hot.
I will see your blog immediately:)
I’ll try it tonight! I can hardly wait.
And I want to try TIMISOREANA some day:)
Good for you! I’m waiting:)
Delicious looking meals!
Thank you, Doug! I was in Germany so I am behind with reading my readers’ blogs. I will catch up this afternoon.
dat ziet er allemaal heel erg lekker uit Traveling Hawk.
het water loopt me in de mond mjammie…
Wat zal jij veel verschillende gerechten van over de gehele wereld gegeten hebben 🙂
Thanks a lot, Helma!
Pai de ce merg multi calatori din Europa, Australia, SUA, si stau in Asia fiindca este ieftin. Comparatia cu Germania este draguta, mancarea este scumpa acolo la restaurant, eu vorbesc din punctul meu de vedere si apreciez dupa buzunarul meu, cand vedeam uneori preturile imi pierea foamea instant.
Dar oricum mancarurile savurate de tine nu doar ca arata bine, dar daca spui ca au fost si gustoase, atunci fara indoiala ca merita fiecare cent. 🙂
Asa e Mira, obisnuita de cativa ani cu Asia, Germania mi s-a parut foarte scumpa acum. Si nu doar comparativ cu Asia, ci si cu noi (ma refer mai ales la restaurant). Multumesc pentru comentariu, Mira! Salutari din Garda de Sus!
Chiar trebuie sa gasesc reteta pentru taiteii prajiti, cred ca sunt usor de facut si e cel mai simplu ingredient ce se poate gasi la Super Market.
Si mie imi plac si, de obicei, au si ceva legume intre ei. Ii prefer intotdeauna ca si garnitura la mancarea chinezeasca. Dar, vegetarienii ii pot manca si asa, cu o salata:)