 Lacassa Soup |
Lacassá Soup (Portuguese: Sopa de lacassá, traditional Chinese: 鮮蝦濃湯; simplified Chinese: 鲜虾浓汤) is a Macanese soup.
History
The soup has its roots in Malacca, and is believed to be an evolution of Laksa soup from Peranakan cuisine. The word Lacassá is noted to be a Macanese term for vermicelli, with roots in Indian languages.
As it contains no meat, Lacassá Soup is traditionally consumed on Christmas Eve, historically a day of abstinence for Catholic faithfuls. Lacassá Soup is also featured in a proper Cha Gordo, a social event that has been likened to high tea, and features multiple dishes.
Ingredients
Lacassá Soup contains vermicelli (hence its name, as explained above), shrimp, and balichão.
References
- ^ "Lacassá Soup". Macao Government Tourism Office. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Sopa Lacassá". Direcção dos Servicos de Tourismo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- 鮮蝦濃湯 [Lacassá Soup]. Macao Government Tourism Office (in Chinese (Macau)). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Conlon, Abraham; Lo, Adrienne; Amano, Hugh (2016). The Adventures of Fat Rice: Recipes from the Chicago Restaurant Inspired by Macau (First ed.). Ten Speed Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-60774-896-0.
- "Macanese language". Macaneselibrary.org. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "The Unique Cuisine of Macau". She's Cookin'. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind (18 August 2015). "Feasting on Fat Tea in Macau". TravelPulse.
- Sheridan, Margaret (10 July 2001). "Original Fusion". Saveur. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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