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| Traditional Chinese | 澳門土生葡菜 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门土生葡菜 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Culinária macaense | ||||||||||
Macanese cuisine (Chinese: 澳門土生葡菜, Portuguese: culinária macaense) is mainly influenced by Chinese cuisine, especially Cantonese cuisine and European cuisine, predominantly Portuguese cuisine and influences from Southeast Asia and the Lusophone world, due to Macau's past as a Portuguese colony and long history of being an international tourist gambling centre.
It is an early example of a fusion cuisine and dates to the 16th century.[1]
- ^ Keegan, Matthew (14 January 2019). "Macau's rare fusion cuisine". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2024.