On October 17, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) organized a gourmet showcase of delicacies from Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) at the Tromba Rija Restaurant of Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre. Representatives from Chinese, Portuguese and English media attended the activity and were the first to taste the feature delicacies from PSCs. They also interacted with the chefs, as well as  learnt more about the Cultural Week.

The Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ji Xianzheng, stated that it was a great honor for him to be able to receive famous chefs from PSCs in Macao again. He congratulated the chefs on behalf of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao and expressed his gratitude to them for presenting great delicacies from PSCs in Macao, a city where diverse cultures coexist in harmony and a platform where different races, cultures, economies and lands from the East and the West connect. Amid the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Forum Macao and the 15th Cultural Week, from October 19 to 25, the Forum Macao will join hands with about 100 artists from Yunnan, China and nine Portuguese-speaking countries, namely Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste to provide music and dance performances, delicacies, a handicraft market, artworks and a photo exhibition, among others.

The Portuguese-speaking Countries Gourmet Expo is one of the series of activities of the 15th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries aiming to strengthen promotion, thus further developing Macao’s connecting role as the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform and boosting the common development within Mainland China, PSCs and Macao in multiple sectors such as economy, trade and culture. Gastronomy plays an important and interesting role in cultural exchanges between China and PSCs, and these unique cuisines have brought new features to the culture development of  China and PSCs in Macau. At the gourmet showcase, chefs from Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique and Portugal presented fabulous  dishes from their countries and introduced each of them to the guests.

The Portuguese-speaking Countries Gourmet Expo will be held from October 19 to 25 at Tromba Rija Restaurant on the ground floor of the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre. Feature meals from PSCs can be tasted at lunch and dinner. The dedicated website of the 15th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries is available now. You are very welcome to visit the website. (semanacultural.corumchinaplp.org.mo)