Food in Macau

In Macau, we ate food that we came across on the streets. While walking towards Senado Square, we got a bit lost in one of the small alleyways. We walked past this small stall, and my friends decided give it a try.

A stall by the road

We picked the skewered items from the variety available.

Lots of skewered goodness

The vendor lady then dunked our selection into a thick gravy.

Vendor lady getting ready our orders

The contents were served in a polystyrene container. The gravy was rather thick, and had a hint of curry in it.

Our orders

On the way to St. Paul's, there was an outlet selling Pork Chop Buns and Egg Tarts.

Pork chop bun

Egg tarts

The pork chop bun was brushed with sauce before being put into the bun. It was MPO15.00 per piece. The egg tarts were MPO5.00.

We also went to this outlet to try their steamed milk.

Menu stuck on the wall

Steamed milk

A small bowl of steamed milk cost MPO17.00, which to me was really expensive. None of us liked the steamed milk, as it left an unpleasant aftertaste in the mouth. After a while, it got watery and tasted somewhat bitter. All of us left it unfinished.

The waitress at this shop was also very rude. She knew very well that we could not read the Chinese characters in the menu. So, when we took the menu, she said in Cantonese, "What are you people looking at? You don't even know how to read."

Duh. Then why didn't she take the initiative to recommend some items in the menu to us? Super rude.

The next morning, we breakfasted at an outlet called Wong Chi Kei at Senado Square.


A slice of toasted bread with butter was MPO8.00. I thought it was outrageously expensive. Why, at that price, we can buy a whole loaf of Gardenia Butterscotch bread here in Malaysia!

Toasted bread with butter

The pork chop bun at this shop cost MPO17, but it was much tastier than the one I had previously. The buns were toasted till they are crisp. The pork chop was tender and super tasty. It was so good that we wanted to takeaway!

Pork chop bun

We ordered noodles too!

Pork chop noodles in soup

Beef noodles

Barbecued pork noodles

Ground chilli in oil

None of us liked the noodles as they were really rubbery and hard. However, they were quite tasty when eaten with the chilli oil. The meats were good, though.

It is customary for me to visit McDonald's outlets overseas, for there may different items on the menu for me to try. Scrutinising the menu, I ordered the Grilled Chicken Burger Value Meal, as we did not have this item in Malaysia. The Value Meal cost MPO28.

Nice packaging

Basically, grilled chicken burger is

Very informative

Looks yum but ...

Well, the chicken was tender with a faint hint of black pepper. I did not like the burger much.

The crew gave me a funny look as I asked for chilli sauce. ;p

Chilli sauce @ McDonald's Macau

Even the chilli sauce differs from ours. Theirs is the Thai variety - sweet, sour and spicy.

All of us liked the taro pie, something which we don't get here in Malaysia. The taro or yam filling was sweet and gooey, and was super tasty with the warm pie pastry. So hot that it burned the mouth!

Taro pie

We dropped by for lunch at the food court at The Grand Canal Shoppes. At that time, I wanted to have some snacks, but there weren't any. So, I resorted to ordering pizza from a stall named Pizza Pizza.

The quarter pizza set meal came with a bowl of potato wedges and a soft drink. The meal cost MPO42.00.


Then, my friend ordered a beef japchae set from the Korean outlet, Dae Chang Kum. The meal was MPO68.00. It was served with steamed rice, kimchi, and kongnamul. She quite enjoyed the meal.

Beef japchae set

Vietnamese spring rolls were ordered from the outlet named Pho Hoa Noodle Soup. The ingredients were lettuce, basil, vermicelli and cooked prawns. They were served cold with a peanut dip. I did not like the spring rolls as the taste of the herbs was quite heavy and foreign to me.

Vietnamese spring roll

Here ends our gastronomic adventure in Macau.