 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 | 葡汁 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Portugal sauce | ||||||||||
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Portuguese sauce is asauce inMacanese cuisine.
InMacao, Portuguese sauce (Chinese:葡汁,Portuguese:Molho português,Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈmoʎupuɾtuˈɣeʃ]) refers to a sauce that is flavored withcurry and thickened withcoconut milk.[1] It is an ingredient inGalinha à portuguesa, known asPortuguese Chicken inEnglish-speaking societies.[1]
The Portuguese sauce from Macao is considered to be a legacy ofPortugal's colonization ofDaman and Diu inIndia,[1] and is likened to a mild yellow curry.[2]
Despite its name, Portuguese sauce (along with Galinha à portuguesa) is aMacanese cuisine invention, and is not a sauce used inPortuguese cuisine.[3]
The Portuguese sauce is like a mild yellow curry and it's not meant to be spicy at all.
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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