Aomen Xing Ren Bing, or Macau almond cookies, are delicate, sandy-textured sweets that dissolve almost instantly on the tongue. Made from almond flour, mung bean flour, sugar, and lard or oil, they’re pressed into decorative molds that imprint symbols of fortune and celebration. Sold widely in Macau’s bakeries and offered as gifts to visitors, these […]

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Fènglísū is a small, rectangular pastry — a tender, buttery shortbread shell encasing a thick, sweet-tart pineapple jam filling. The exterior is golden and crumbly, closer to a shortbread cookie than a cake despite the name. The filling is dense and slightly chewy, concentrated enough that a small amount delivers a clear pineapple flavor. The […]

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