Portuguese chicken
( zh, t=葡國雞, s=葡国鸡, first=t), also known as Portuguese-style chicken or galinha à portuguesa
() is a dish found in
Macanese cuisine.
Despite its name, Portuguese chicken did not originate from
Portugal
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, but from its former colony
Macau
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.
The dish is not found in
Portuguese cuisine
Portuguese cuisine () consists of the traditions and practices of cooking in Portugal. The oldest known book on Portuguese cuisine, entitled ''Livro de Cozinha da Infanta D. Maria de Portugal'', from the 16th century, describes many popular dish ...
.
The dish consists of chicken pieces served with
Portuguese sauce, which is likened to a mild yellow curry thickened with coconut milk.
References
See also
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List of chicken dishes
This is a list of chicken dishes. Chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 year ...
Baked foods
Chinese chicken dishes
Macanese cuisine
Portuguese fusion cuisine
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