Portuguese sauce
 A plate ofGalinha à portuguesa,which uses Portuguese sauce | |
| Type | Curry |
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| Place of origin | Macau |
| Main ingredients | Curry powder,coconut milk |
| Portuguese sauce | |||||||||||
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| Chinese | Bồ trấp | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Portugal sauce | ||||||||||
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Portuguese sauceis asauceinMacanese cuisine.
InMacao,Portuguese sauce (Chinese:Bồ trấp,Portuguese:Molho português,Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈmoʎupuɾtuˈɣeʃ]) refers to a sauce that is flavored withcurryand thickened withcoconut milk.[1]It is an ingredient inGalinha à portuguesa,known asPortuguese ChickeninEnglish-speaking societies.[1]
The Portuguese sauce from Macao is considered to be a legacy ofPortugal's colonization ofDaman and DiuinIndia,[1]and is likened to a mild yellow curry.[2]
Despite its name, Portuguese sauce (along with Galinha à portuguesa) is aMacanese cuisineinvention, and is not a sauce used inPortuguese cuisine.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcLevitt, Alice (28 December 2016)."Our Latest Obsession: Portuguese Chicken at Wing Kee Restaurant".Houstonia.SagaCity Media.Retrieved6 March2018.
- ^Kwan, Michael (22 March 2016)."Exploring Hong Kong-Style Cafes: Copa Cafe Richmond".Tourism Richmond.Retrieved6 March2018.
The Portuguese sauce is like a mild yellow curry and it's not meant to be spicy at all.
- ^"Preserving the food of Macau -- and family recipes -- at Fat Rice".The Splendid Table.21 February 2014.Retrieved6 March2018.
I think the po kok gai is one of the best examples -- that translates into "Portuguese chicken." Interestingly enough, you'll never find this dish in Portugal.
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