Portuguese sauce

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Portuguese sauce
A plate of Galinha à portuguesa, which uses Portuguese sauce
TypeCurry
Place of originMacau
Main ingredientsCurry powder, coconut milk
Portuguese sauce
Chinese葡汁
Literal meaningPortugal sauce
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinpu2 zhi1
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingpou4 zap1

Portuguese sauce is a sauce in Macanese cuisine.

In Macao, Portuguese sauce (Chinese: 葡汁, Portuguese: Molho português, pt) 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.