Minchi: An Odyssey by Armando (Pinky) da Silva (An edited version of an article originally published in the UMA Newsletter) The odyssey of minchi starts with Kheema, the term used by many Indians for finely minced meat usually of goat and lamb. When Portuguese seafarers arrived in India in 1498 they wanted to affirm and […]
FILO DI QUIM Vôs qui nómi? Miguel de Senna Fernandes* O telefona toca. – Bô-tarde, Gege, por favor.- Vôs sâm quím?- António…- António, quim?- António Rosário…- Qual António Rosário?- António Procópio Menezes da Costa Salvaterra dos Passos Martins do Rosário!!- Cuza??- Pofa! “Boi-Preto” mé!- Ahhh…Vôs! … Pai tá bom?!- …! O nome de um
Bela Vista – Recollections of a Wartime Childhood by First published in UMA Bulletin Spring 2013; reproduced here with links to people’s personal pages and with the addition of a photo from Escola Particular Idália da Luz (First published in UMA Bulletin Spring 2013; reproduced here with links to people’s personal pages and with the
Macanese language by Jorge Remedios Macanese or Macao Creole (Patuá to its speakers) is a creole language derived mainly from Malay, Sinhalese, Cantonese, and Portuguese, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macao. It is now spoken by only a few families in Macao and in the Macanese diaspora.
Macanese language-Article Read More »
Our Bairro by Jorge Remedios (First published in the UMA News Bulletin circa 1999) he bairro was an area of cheap housing in Macau constructed for low-income workers in the years before the Second World War. As was true of so many other streets and areas in Macau, the bairro was named for some Portuguese
OS VERDINHOS by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba” The fine wines of Portugal are unfortunately mostly unknown abroad, with a few exceptions like Port and the popular rosés like Mateus and Lancer. Yet this rugged handsome country produces some of the most unique and diverse varieties of
O VINHO DO PORTO by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba” In 1997, the Wine Spectator, an important American publication, included two Ports amongst the Best Wines of the Year, namely the 1994 Vintage Ports of Taylor and of Fonseca. It is apt that an English House and
MOUNTAIN FIREWATER by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba” There is a spirit in the Algarve. It’s pure and crystal clear. No secret recipe, no additives and the Algarveans still know how to distill it in their own homes! It’s derived from the most characteristic shrub in the
MOUNTAIN FIREWATER Read More »
COMIDAS REGIONAIS DE PORTUGAL Regional Dishes of Portugal by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the title Impressions of the Algarve Part II, with the pen-name “Caramba” Jean Anderson, one of the best food writers in America and a regular visitor to Portugal for over thirty years had this to say
Regional dishes of Portugal Read More »
FESTA DAS SARDINHAS by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba” Each year, in early August, a week-long celebration is held in the Algarvean coastal city of Portimão, which does its best to earn its nickname as the “Sardine Capital of the World”. The town itself goes back many years.
Festa das Sardinhas Read More »
