12/06/2026
“An Egg Tart Is Not Enough to Explain Portugal”
一個葡撻，解釋唔晒葡萄牙
When many tourists in Macau think of Portugal, they think of what they order in a “Portuguese restaurant”: baked chicken, clams, pastel de nata — good food, good photos, a nice night out. Portugal is much more than a menu.
It is a language that crossed oceans, a literature about love, loss and courage, and a way of seeing the world with curiosity and saudade — that deep feeling of missing and remembering. In Macau, this Portuguese way of being met Chinese culture and created something unique: mixed families, shared streets, two languages at the same table. Not a theme park, but a real encounter.
If we reduce Portugal to a few dishes and a custard tart, we miss what makes Macau different from other cities in this region — the philosophy, art, music and human warmth that can enrich both life and business here.
So next time you pass a Portuguese street name or the statue of Camões, think beyond “Western food”. Portugal is not only what you order for dinner; it is also how we dream, remember, and build bridges.
喺澳門，好多遊客提起「葡萄牙」，第一時間諗起嘅，可能係「葡國菜」：焗雞、蜆、葡撻，一枱好嘢，影相打卡。 但係，葡萄牙遠遠唔止係餐牌上面幾個菜式。 葡萄牙係一種越過海洋嘅語言，係寫住愛、失去同勇氣嘅文學，係一種帶住好奇心同「saudade」去睇世界嘅方式。喺澳門，呢種葡萄牙氣質同中國文化遇上，變成一種好獨特嘅城市性格：土生葡人、混血家庭、兩種語言一齊響起嘅街道，同枱食飯唔止一種聲音。唔係主題公園，而係真真正正嘅相遇。如果我哋將葡萄牙簡化成幾味餸加一個葡撻，就會錯過澳門點解喺亞洲咁特別——嗰種哲學、藝術、音樂同人情味，先至可以令生活同做生意都變得唔同。 所以下次你見到葡文街名，或者花園入面嘅「賈梅士」雕像，希望你諗深一層：葡萄牙唔只係你碟上面嘅嘢食，仲係一種做夢、記住人和地方，同喺中國同世界之間搭橋嘅方式。
