May 24, 2008
A Lorcha - 船屋葡國餐廳
Macau's colonial Portuguese heritage combined with the Chinese love for food creates a unique culinary mix, offering Old World European cuisine in the heart of Asia. A Lorcha is one famous example next to the A-Ma Temple, and our first stop right after landing in Macau and checking into the hotel. English, Portuguese, and Cantonese all cheerfully spoken by the polyglot staff. Mandarin, not so much. Didn't have reservations so had to wait until 2:00 for a table, but it was well worth it for the food and atmosphere.
Caldo Verde is a barely thickened soup flavored with slice of Portuguese sausage and cooked with greens. Bacalhau fritters were solidly packed with the reconstituted salt-fish, a Portuguese classic. A bottle of cold Portuguese beer hit the spot on a hot day, although I should've just gone with the Carlsberg on tap for the quantity over quality.
The Galinha Africana (African Chicken) is a juicy half-chicken smothered in a slightly spicy sauce full of exotic spices. Very tasty and would've been great over rice except we had a tough time finishing the big portions as it were.
Feijorada is a hearty pig-knuckle and beans stew. Despite the Portuguese name, the dish didn't taste all that foreign to us since we're used to chomping on pig's feet.
The fresh-baked bread was excellent, too. The plain, crusty bread is such a refreshing change from the oily, soft Asian take on bread.
A Lorcha (船屋葡國餐廳)
289a Rua do Almirante Serigo
澳門河邊新街289號
Macau
+853 313 195
Posted by mikewang at May 24, 2008 02:00 PM