Portuguese sauce | |
Country: | Macau |
Type: | Curry |
Main Ingredient: | Curry powder, coconut milk |
Portuguese sauce is a sauce in Macanese cuisine.
In Macao, Portuguese sauce (Portuguese: Molho português, pronounced as /pt/) refers to a sauce that is flavored with curry and thickened with coconut milk.[1] It is an ingredient in Galinha à portuguesa, known as Portuguese Chicken in English-speaking societies.[1]
The Portuguese sauce from Macao is considered to be a legacy of Portugal's colonization of Daman and Diu in India,[1] and is likened to a mild yellow curry.[2]
Despite its name, Portuguese sauce (along with Galinha à portuguesa) is a Macanese cuisine invention, and is not a sauce used in Portuguese cuisine.[3]