 A plate of Galinha à portuguesa, which uses Portuguese sauce
| |
| Type | Curry |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Macau |
| Main ingredients | Curry powder, coconut milk |
| Portuguese sauce | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 葡汁 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Portugal sauce | ||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Portuguese sauce is a sauce in Macanese cuisine.
In Macao, Portuguese sauce (Chinese: 葡汁, Portuguese: Molho português, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʎu puɾtuˈɣeʃ]) refers to a sauce that is flavored with curry and thickened with coconut milk. It is an ingredient in Galinha à portuguesa, known as Portuguese Chicken in English-speaking societies.
The Portuguese sauce from Macao is considered to be a legacy of Portugal's colonization of Daman and Diu in India, and is likened to a mild yellow curry.
Despite its name, Portuguese sauce (along with Galinha à portuguesa) is a Macanese cuisine invention, and is not a sauce used in Portuguese cuisine.