Macao's vast variety of local snacks enrich the daily life of its citizens and visitors. More and more tourists come to Macao, a tourist destination where the East and the West meet, for the tasty cuisines here.
MACAO, Dec. 6, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Macao has been designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in China, after Chengdu and Shunde, in 2017. Along the Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, the boiling congee, Jinqianbing (literally "golden biscuits"), egg waffles, and stewed lamb pot will give your taste buds full indulgence.
Boiling congee
Ingredients: rice, water, peanuts, seafood, beef, sliced pork, preserved eggs, shallots
The hot boiling congee is a typical breakfast for the locals. You can add seafood, pork or other ingredients to suit your flavor.
Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2019 shows a bowl of boiling congee in south China's Macao. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Staff work at a porridge shop in south China's Macao, Nov. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Jinqianbing (literally "golden biscuits")
Ingredients: eggs, flour, butter, sugar
The crispy and milky golden biscuit is a popular snack among the locals.
People line up at a snack shop selling "Jinqianbing ", a local pancake, at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in south China's Macao, Nov. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A staff makes "Jinqianbing", a local pancake, at a snack shop at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in south China's Macao, Nov. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Egg waffles
Ingredients: eggs, flour, sugar, milk
Added with peanut butter or condensed milk, the egg waffle is a typical local snack.
A staff makes egg waffles at a snack shop in south China's Macao, Nov. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Stewed lamb pot
Ingredients: lamb, dried beancurd sticks, sliced garlic
Stewed lamb pot is a winter special in Macao. Diners enjoy the tender and juicy lamb by gathering around a warm stove in chilly winter.
People taste stewed lamb pot at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in south China's Macao, Dec. 3, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Staff of a snack shop serves stewed lamb pot at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in south China's Macao, Dec. 3, 2019.(Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)