Spencer LowDec 4, 20222 min readAsian influence on Portuguese culture (Part II)My last post on Asian influences on Portuguese food sparked off lots of comments, showing how viscerally important food culture can be to...
Spencer LowNov 20, 20223 min readAsian influence on Portuguese culture – FoodI recently had an interesting conversation with João Pimenta, bureau chief for the Portuguese Lusa News Agency who's lived in China for...
Spencer LowJun 11, 20223 min readFrom the curry puff to the digital and green transitionsYesterday, June 10, was Portugal's national day and our Portuguese friends are enjoying a long weekend. The Portuguese ambassador to...
Spencer LowNov 7, 20212 min readAsian Influence in Portuguese BrazilWhen I visited Minas Gerais in Brazil more than ten years ago, I made it a point to go to the city of Ouro Preto to check out some of the...
Spencer LowAug 17, 20212 min readThe Codex Casanatense: first example of intellectual fusion between Asia and Europe?The Codex Casanatense, or Códice Casanatense in Portuguese, is a set of 16th century Portuguese illustrations. Likely the work of an...
Spencer LowNov 7, 20201 min readSo what? Why this history still matters todayInteresting as it may be, the influence that the Portuguese exerted in Asia so many centuries ago is often relegated to the introductory...