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Eating and drinking
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Despite comparison with the overwhelming variety on offer in Hong Kong, there is nevertheless plenty of good food to be had in Macau, with a particular emphasis on the territory's native cuisine,
Macanese food
- a fascinating blend of Portuguese and Asian elements. The Portuguese elements include fresh bread, cheap imported wine and coffee, as well as an array of dishes ranging from
caldo verde
(vegetable soup) to
bacalao
(dried salted cod). Macau's most interesting Portuguese colonial dish is probably
African chicken
, a concoction of Goan and east African influences, comprising chicken grilled with peppers and spices. Straightforward
Cantonese restaurants
, often serving
dim sum
for breakfast and lunch, are also plentiful, though you'll find wine on the menus even here. Alongside the local dumplings and noodles, Macau's numerous snack bars often offer fresh-milk products such as fruit milkshakes and milk puddings, unusual for China. Don't rely on restaurants here opening as late as in Hong Kong; you might not get a meal served much after 10pm. Costs, however, are nearly always lower, with bills even in smart venues usually not exceeding 150-250ptca per head. Other useful information
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China,
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