Duck plucked, butterflied and dry, treated with salt and a little sugar. Salted duck is a Chinese creation and is much eaten in winter, especially among the Chinese. Macanese housewives employ it especially in the tasty dish called chau-chau de pele (also called \”tacho\”). In the old days it was customary to cook a little […]

Adeline Hazel Lang Gosano #24300 Birth: 2 February 1924 Marriage: 26 November 1945, St. Therese, Hong Kong, Eduardo Liberato Gosano Death: 2004, San Francisco, USA Details are in the restricted site with ID #24300

Adeliza Tomásia Maria Marques #4826 Birth: 10 May 1889, Hong Kong Marriage: 15 September 1906, Cathedral, Hong Kong, Júlio Jesus dos Passos Gosano Death: 5 September 1962 Details are in the private website macanesefamilies.com with ID = #4826

Used as a nickname with the person’s surmane: \”Afete Sousa\ Fat Sousa. From the English \”fat\ with the \”a\” which generally is a prefix of Chinese proper names. This is a curious example of the influences of English and Chinese in Macaense speech. (GNB)

Plain congee (with no other flavouring). It was considered beneficial for stomach and intestinal complaints and any other illness, as an innocuous nourishment that can always be taken without prescription. In homespun medicine, plain congee was used in various ways: \”After fever when sweating heavily, wash the face with plain congee made with toasted rice\”.

Albert Maria Rodrigues #2853 Birth: 5 November 1911, Cathedral, Hong Kong Marriage: 4 February 1940, Cathedral, Hong Kong, Cynthia Maria da Silva Marriage: 11 April 1989, St. Joseph, Hong Kong, Ana Maria de Azevedo de Castro Basto Death: 5 February 2006, St Paul’s Hospital Details are in the restricted site with ID #2853

Alberto Maria da Cruz Guterres #16855 Details are in the restricted site with ID #16855

Alexandre Herculano Dias Azedo #5068 Birth: 13 February 1920, Cathedral, Hong Kong Marriage: 4 December 1946, Rosary Church, Hong Kong, Celeste Maria Yvanovich Marques Death: 2000 Details are in the restricted site with ID #5068

Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto #36519 Birth: 5 February 1898, Sé, Macau Marriage: 19 September 1933, Zurich, Anna Erika Korrodi Marriage: Carol Hughes Marriage: Carolyn Zofia Napora Death: 18 November 1980, Spain Details are in the restricted site with ID #36519

Leek/Spring Onions. In olden times it was considered a good antidote for certain stomach complaints, \”roasted and placed on the navel\”. According to a 65-year-old lady, it was also carried in the pocket to relieve people from any \”ill-wind\”. Today few in Macau know the precise effects of leek. GNB)