Galinha à Africana

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Galinha à Africana

갈리냐 아 아프리카나

Macanese chicken dish

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African chicken, also known as galinha à africana (Portuguese: [ɡɐˈlĩɲaafɾiˈkɐ̃nɐ], is a Macanese chicken dish. African chicken consists of a grilled or roasted chicken coated with spicy piri piri sauce, which sometimes includes Asian ingredients. The dish — sometimes considered a renowned Macanese dish — is considered a variant of piri piri chicken. There are many theories on the origins of African chicken, but all invariably attribute the dish to Macau's Portuguese colonial past. One theory is that the dish is the brainchild of local chef Américo Ângelo, who in the 1940s tried out spices he obtained from a trip to Portugal's African colonies. Another claims that the recipe has been passed down through Portuguese families in Macau for centuries.

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