Portuguese sauce
Sauce featured in Macanese cuisine
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Portuguese sauce (Chinese: 葡汁, Portuguese: Molho português, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʎu puɾtuˈɣeʃ]) is a sauce in Macanese cuisine. The sauce is flavored with curry and thickened with coconut milk.[1] It is an ingredient in Galinha à portuguesa, known as Portuguese Chicken in English-speaking societies.[1]
A plate of Galinha à portuguesa, which uses Portuguese sauce | |
| Type | Curry |
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| Place of origin | Macau |
| Main ingredients | Curry powder, coconut milk |
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| Chinese | 葡汁 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Portugal sauce | ||||||||||
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The Portuguese sauce from Macao is considered to be a legacy of Portugal's colonization of Daman and Diu in India,[1] and is likened to a mild yellow curry.[2]
Despite its name, Portuguese sauce (along with Galinha à portuguesa) is a Macanese cuisine invention, and is not a sauce used in Portuguese cuisine.[3]
