SOUTHEAST ASIA GUIDE — MACAU

MACAU

Major airline:

Fly to Hong Kong and take the ferry, hydrofoil, jetfoil, catamaran or helicopter to Macau. Buses depart from Guangzhou.

Capital:

Macau.

Language:

Portuguese is the official language, with Cantonese the most widely-used, but English is spoken in most hotels, restaurants, stores and casinos.

Currency:

The pataca, but Hong Kong dollars are accepted everywhere.

Eating Out:

Chinese food (as in Hong Kong) as well as Portuguese dishes are popular. Try African chicken (broiled and basted in garlic, red pepper and peanut sauce), roast pigeon, bacalhau (cod — baked, grilled, fried, stewed or boiled), caldo verde (kale soup with potatoes and chouriços — spicy pork sausages), enormous prawns, baked or grilled with chilies, feijoada (stew of pork, kidney beans, cabbage and spicy sausage), Portuguese-style chicken, braised in a coconut milk sauce, porco ananas (minced pork with turmeric, tamarind and pineapple), vaca estufada (pot roast, cooked with bacon, tomatoes, onions and garlic).

Shopping Specialties:

Jewelry, especially gold, Chinese antiques, porcelain, pottery and knit-wear.

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

More things to see and do in Macau:

Hong Kong and Macau City Guide (Lonely Planet)

Macau Government Tourist Office: www.macautourism.gov.mo