7 foods you can't miss in Macau

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[{"address":"Lord Stow's Bakery - Taipa","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.153425856465592,"longitude":113.5571034},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Portuguese egg tart"},{"metadata":{"width":564,"height":564},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2Fd9f8d71cf5b416d03263f14f64a023b8.jpg?alt=media&token=bc3efffe-e0b8-4e0a-bdc5-f6e7a52bb7cb"},{"type":"text","content":"Portuguese egg tarts are Macau's most famous dish. It consists of a spongy pastry crust, with a sweet, creamy custard filling with a consistency similar to creme brulee. The caramel layer plays an important role in flavor.\nBest to eat while still warm. They are sold everywhere from restaurants and hotels to street vendors. Among the many good options, Lord Stow's (several shops) and the Grand Hyatt hotel are highly rated with foodies."},{"metadata":{"width":540,"height":960},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng.mp4?alt=media&token=d6d2f766-c711-489b-8a4c-873ed2e734ad"},{"type":"link","content":"http://www.lordstow.com/"},{"type":"text","content":"Another idea for you: Grand Hyatt, City of Dreams, Estrada do Istmo, Cotai. Tel: +853 8868 1234"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/china/grand-hyatt-macau/macgh"}]},{"address":"Tapas de Portugal葡薏園","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.15291640646541,"longitude":113.55653734999997},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Prawn tartar"},{"type":"text","content":"Serving contemporary Spanish cuisine, Casa de Tapas brings new life to an old house with a charming terrace.\nA standout is the prawn tartar -- succulent, sweet prawns briefly marinated in lemon juice and combined with olive oil, which gives them a roundness in the mouth.\nThere's nowhere to hide with the dish, the prawns have to be the very best and a deft hand is required to add seasoning that elevates the natural taste of the seafood. Other dishes include sous-vide suckling pig, paella, and stuffed squid. Prawn tartar costs $15 (MOP120)."},{"metadata":{"width":960,"height":540},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2F170419124124-10-must-try-macau-prawn-tartar.jpg?alt=media&token=32d15127-d189-4313-8411-055333b91bcb"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.taipavillagemacau.com/tc/directory/tapas-de-portugal/"}]},{"address":"Casa dos Grelhados","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.159041056467398,"longitude":113.55013585},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Pork lard"},{"type":"text","content":"Casa dos Grelhados (Grill House) specializes in Portuguese and Filipino barbecue, and attracts a mostly takeout clientele. (They deliver to the nearby Irish Bar.)\nIt has several seating options to enjoy dishes like grilled chicken sandwiches, pork spare ribs, and Portuguese salami (chourico).\nThe most favorite dish described on the menu is Pork lard. It has the flavor (and look) of bacon, pork, thick cut - grilled and tender with crispy fat, it's served with warm bread and homemade chutney. It costs $6 (MOP48) for three pieces.\nThere are a few Portuguese wine options and the beer is extremely cold."},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":747},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2F981139_1106450619373996_5923229558059141464_o.jpg?alt=media&token=517b5167-1ae3-41c1-a085-9b7476fca8d4"},{"metadata":{"width":522,"height":293},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2Fcontribution_gallery.jpg?alt=media&token=77b24937-9769-447e-81c4-b57c3ae91928"},{"type":"text","content":"Casa dos Grelhados, 347-410 Estrada Governador Albano de Oliveira, Nam San Gardens, Taipa. Tel +853 2882 116"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Restaurant/Casa-Dos-Grelhados-Grill-House--396855853666813/"}]},{"address":"Tai Lei Loi Kei","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.196871006479643,"longitude":113.54053795},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Pork chop bun"},{"metadata":{"width":564,"height":781},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2F0b969af0f6bf702540b7a082db3307a3.jpg?alt=media&token=61dc05c0-d91e-4b95-9840-9e53e744517d"},{"type":"text","content":"Another well-known Macau street snack, the pork chop bun is literally a seasoned pork chop on a bun. At Tai Lei Lok Kei in Taipa, the bone-in, incredibly tender and flavorful pork chop rests in a piggy bun, which has a crunchy exterior, soft center and good chew. Simple but satisfying.\nIn operation since 1968, this humble establishment serves the buns only in the afternoon, while stocks last.\nIf you miss out, street food vendors around popular areas such as Ruin of St. Paul's serve their own version. Rolls at Tai Lei Lok Kei cost $4.15 (MOP33)."},{"metadata":{"width":540,"height":960},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2Ft%E1%BA%A3i%20xu%E1%BB%91ng%20(1).mp4?alt=media&token=1bb6853a-1bbc-4719-9ca5-4edb07d646fc"},{"type":"text","content":"Tai Lei Lok Kei, 35 Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa Village. Tel: +853 2882 7150"},{"type":"link","content":"https://vi-vn.facebook.com/taileiloikeiSG/"}]},{"address":"Temptations","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.189591556477282,"longitude":113.54835210000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Portuguese seafood rice"},{"type":"text","content":"Portuguese seafood rice is the soupier cousin of its Spanish and Italian counterparts.\nThe highlight is not the succulent mussels nor the giant prawns but the comforting soupy rice stewed with a bunch of other ingredients in the tomato seafood broth.\nNewly reopened restaurant Temptations treads the border carefully with its Portuguese seafood rice -- stewing it long enough that the flavorful seafood juice is locked into the rice without losing its distinctive texture.\nIt's topped off with a spoonful of seasoned Portuguese olive oil, homemade by Joe Chan, the restaurant's Macanese executive chef.\nDish costs $16 (MOP128)."},{"metadata":{"width":564,"height":564},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2F4065771fa12bc24cd3ec5428ad507afa.jpg?alt=media&token=0b60a684-7565-4521-968e-a96549f5f02e"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.starworldmacau.com/dining/"}]},{"address":"Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.19427320647878,"longitude":113.53883359999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Black garlic chocolate"},{"metadata":{"width":406,"height":450},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2Fmacau-chocolate-toi-den.jpg?alt=media&token=5337e708-9a60-4fd3-ba03-61cc809c50f0"},{"type":"text","content":"Black garlic (fermented garlic) has been touted as a super food (it's supposed to have a high antioxidant content), and has a flavor and complexity that allows it to be taken to a sweet extreme.\nAt McPherson's Sweet's Shoppe, two pieces of dark chocolate sandwich a rich black garlic gananche (there's also the option of black garlic ice cream).\nThe cafe also sells durian ice cream. Trying ice cream made from the infamously stinky fruit is a foodie adventure test -- less challenging options are frozen chocolate bananas and green tea ice cream.\nPrices from $2-$6.30 (MOP15-50)."},{"type":"text","content":"McPherson's Sweet Shoppe, Block A, Edf Cheong Son, 7-15 Patio Da Palha, Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. Tel: +853 2835 8003\nEditor's note: This article was previously published in 2013. It was reformatted, updated and republished in 2017.\n"},{"type":"link","content":"https://shopee.sg/mcphersons"}]},{"address":"Koi Kei Bakery","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":22.193196906478413,"longitude":113.55156874999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Almond cookies and sweet pork jerky"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2FSweet-Pork-Jerky.jpg?alt=media&token=8f676740-af94-44e4-bd2f-16895120b669"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":1136},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FG4ymbGtm5BgWMaQqtDX5%2Fkoikei_almondcookie.jpg?alt=media&token=f6582a1b-12ed-407a-8c40-3fbf2ac18dd3"},{"type":"text","content":"These two items are often sold by the same vendor, and are found everywhere. One the best-known places to buy them is Koi Kee Bakery, with numerous branches.\nIts almond cookies are baked on the premises, and have a gritty texture and nutty flavor, made with mung bean flour. A slight saltiness prevents them from being too sweet. There's also a varied selection of dried meats, ranging from spicy beef to wild boar.\nSamples of both are given out, as well as tastings of its other products, such as coconut ginger candy, peanut candy and black sesame cookies.\nPrices start at $2.50 (MOP20)."},{"type":"link","content":"http://www.koikei.com/tc/index.php"}]}]