Almond Cookies
Almond cookies are another signature snack of Macau. The local tourism industry even dubbed it as the city’s most famous snack. No doubt, it is because of its popularity with the locals as well as with tourists who come to visit. Indeed, one of the souvenirs most tourists bring home from Macau is a pack or more of these almond cookies.
Hence, you could end up being the cookie monster for wanting to eat all you can of this delicacy. In contrast to almond cookies available elsewhere, Macau’s version has a powdery texture and a dense quality. Its flavor is more savory. It is the perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of tea. The design of a wooden cookie mould on it makes the almond cookies a sight to behold as well. |
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.Main Ingredients
Flour, Almonds, shortening, Sugar
Flour, Almonds, shortening, Sugar
Recommended Places to Eat
Koi Kei Bakery |
What started as a cart selling only crunchy peanut and ginger candy is now a famous and well-established shop that sells over 300 varieties of yummy treats.
Koi Kei, the one who established its first shop in 1997, is also well-known for being a frontrunner of making almond cakes and egg rolls in an instant upon the request of customers. To this day, Koi Kei bakery is a traditional yet never conservative brand when it comes to product innovation. From the humble roots of just selling candy, now it offers rolls, cakes, fillet of beef and pork, cookies, pastries, among other treats mostly influenced by Portuguese flavors and food style. Some of its more recent products are assorted nuts, Portuguese style pineapple pastry, nougat and cookies with either walnuts or cashews. Throughout the years, locals and travelers buy unique Macau treats here to give to their loved ones or anyone special in their lives. As visitors buy Koi Kei food products, they also “take Macau culture home with them.” This is true, because Koi Kei is a Macau name that is already widely known in other countries as well. |
Basic information
(Located inside The Venetian)
Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Macau
Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Macau
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Sunday - Thursday 10:00am - 11:00pm
Friday - Saturday 10:00am - 12:00am
Friday - Saturday 10:00am - 12:00am
Choi Heong Yuen Bakery |
One of Macau’s best-known bakery chains, you can shop for unique Macau traditional pastries such as local Portuguese-style almond and walnut cookies in Choi HeongYuen Bakery. Braised meats, almond biscuits, egg rolls, peanut candies, egg tarts and various Macau treats can be found here.
The bakery was established in 1935. It is a lovely local brand frequented by tourists because its branches are available almost everywhere in the city. One can find around ten to eleven of its branches around Macau, and this is the perfect place to buy gifts and treats for people back home. For meat lovers, it has interesting and delicious meat products such as the spicy pork jerky and pork floss (also called as mahu and ma-song). On a diet? There are also preserved fruits in lovely jars here. Choi Heong Yuen Bakery is also often Koi Kei’s competitor when it comes to selling Macau treats. This is a renowned food souvenir brand in Macau that you do not want to miss. |
Basic information
Praceta De 1 De Outubro No.19 Rc (H) Macau, Macau
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Everyday
10:00am - 11:00pm
10:00am - 11:00pm