Easter Macau Food

Although Hong Kong is such an international city, you do need to go to Macau if you want to taste some authentic Portuguese food.  Don't worry, it's easy.  Macau is only an hour boat ride from Hong Kong.  I used to work there and now I go there for a short holiday break frequently.  Below are some photos I've taken from my recent Easter trip.

Although I'm from the food paradise of Hong Kong, I can't resist the temptation of Portuguese food which are so delicious.  Here are some of my favourites.

A few dishes from the New Camoes at the Fisherman's Wharf.  As there were only the two of us, so there was a lack of varieties. 

Portugues Potato Green Soup

Baked Duck Rice - not bad, but not the best I have had

Stir Fried Cabbage with Bacalhau

Mind the fish bones!

I found something new this time.  I've noticed that they put up some set lunch menu which cost around MOP98 + service fee.  Dinner buffet is around MOP250.  May be next time we shall try it.

I really love this restaurant - New Camoes - very authentic Portugues interior.  It's newly decorated, and we can sit comfortably without having to eat in an crowded environment.

Not only inside, the whole building of New Camoes is of Portuguese style.  That's why I love to take photos inside and outside.

On the Taipa Island is the newly decorated, re-opended Cozinha Pinocchio.  I used to have great experience here but not this time.  I must say there is no equal mark between great name/famous/historical and good food/consistency.

Baked Mussels

Well, I can only give it a pass. 

Grilled Spare Ribs

Again, I can't say it's bad, but just can't say it's good.  I can still smell the taste of frozen meat.  Average food, expensive price!

Serradura

The most famous and my most beloved Portugues dessert.

Cost only MOP7 if eat at street side, but here it's MOP28.  Well, we wanted to eat but didn't want to eat on a street, so we had to pay for it.  But mind you, the street side ones are far more silky smooth than this one. 

Although I've been to Macau countless times, some sightseeing is still needed in each of my trips.  The most famous landmark in Macau - The St Paul's Ruin

From the St Paul's Ruin, just a few minutes walk, we arrived the Fortaleza do Monte.  Up at a little hill, a good place to take a good look at Macau.  If you don't want to walk, you can take lift from the Macau Museum.  Of course you would need to pay entrance fee to visit the Musuem first before you can make use of their lift to save your walking time to the Fortaleza do Monte.

More Macau food photos from my outing blog

Macau Luxury Dinner

I had a day off yesterday and visited Macau. Well I would want to include some Macau food info in this blog. Because people visit Hong Kong always visit Macau together. I’m a frequent Macau visitor, and would want to share with you my dining experience there.

Jardin De Jade had my favourite dish – smoke duck – on their menu at very attractive price - MOP40/half and MOP68/whole – according to some information at the Macau Pier.

First, we were completely happy with the lovely and clean environment along with the friendly waiters.

We had some default appetizers (vegetable, ham and pumpkin) so we can start eating even before ordering.

Jardin De Jade - we had little booth, a semi private dining area.

The Appetizer - Vege, ham, pumpkin - MOP20. Lovely, colorful and well presented. We liked it.

Drunk Chicken - One of our favourites. I had never heard my sister kept saying 'yummy' while eating. In fact, this drunk chicken was extremely pleasing and delicious. We even tried to drink the soup. Very yummy and delicious. (MOP66)

Smoke Duck 樟茶鴨 - it's great that I find a place nearby to eat my favourite smoke duck. I don't need to fly to Beijing for it, at least. But the info from the pier was absolutely out dated. On the menu, it was MOP78/half and MOP108/whole. But the strange thing was that we paid only MOP55 at last for a half duck. We didn't know why we were offered the discount.

Buns to go with the duck. Same as eating Peking duck. Freshly steamed, hot and soft. Extremely comfortable to eat with the duck. And also we were served some sweet and sour sauce.

Abalone Mushroom with Vegetables. As a matter of balance diet, we always order vegetables. They were cooked with chicken broth, tasted very well. (MOP52)
Briased noodle. We always want some rice or noodle to wrap up a meal. This Yangzhou style noodle in soup is light, healthy and yummy. (MOP42)
I liked also the utencils from this restaurant. They are all tailored made. Tea pot, chop sticks, napkins, everything had their trademark on it.
The hotel where the restaurant situated is celecrating its 5th anniversary. I thought this could be the reason we had discount on the signature dish (smoke duck). I took this photo becasue I wanted to turn that $5,000,000 into real cash. Unfortunately I had no luck in this trip and end up losing money.

Dinner date: November 29, 2011
Number of People: 2
Cost: MOP285 (US$35.5), inclusive of 10% service charge
Restaurant name: Jardin De Jade 蘇浙匯
Restaurant address: 6/F, Star World Hotel, Macau
Restaurant telephone: 853-8290-8638

Note: This restaurant has a branch in Hong Kong (at Sun Hung Kai Centre in Wanchai).

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