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HISTORY AND HERITAGE PUBLIC LECTURES:"Macau and the Malay World: A Gastronomic Perspective"
Guest Speaker:
Annabel Jackson
(Writer & Author of Chinese and Asian Cooking Books).
University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macau
Abstract:
The former Portuguese colony Macau’s location on the South China Sea is suggestive that any syncretic activity would have been of Sinitic-Portuguese variation, but the situation is rather more nuanced. The culture of the Macanese people, who consider themselves the ‘sons of the land’, is reflective of Portuguese colonial activity across the Indian Ocean and most particularly in Malacca, but links between Macau and the ‘Malay World’ are deep and complex and their exploration sheds light on not only how and where hybrid communities and new identities emerge, but the ways in which they have historically interacted with and influenced each other. Comparisons are drawn with other ‘creolised’ cuisines in Southeast Asia such as Peranakan and Kristang food in Malaysia. These issues are approached through historical and political analysis, but also through the specifics of etymology and cuisine.
Speaker:
Annabel Jackson, a writer and researcher based in the UK, lived in Hong Kong for more than two decades, and has been visiting Macau for 30 years. She is the author of 13 books, including 6 cookbooks on Asian cuisines. She has written extensively about Macau, with titles including Taste of Macau: Portuguese Cuisine on the China Coast. She holds an MA in anthropology of food from SOAS and is currently studying for her PhD.
The lecture will be held in English.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fundação Rui Cunha 官樂怡基金會, 766 Avenida da Praia Grande, Peninsula de Macau, RAE de Macau,Macao, China, Macau
