Fruits
Liquorice Olives (Airplane Olives)
甘草欖
Hong Kong
Gan cao lan ("airplane olives"), liquorice-cured olives thrown by street hawkers up to tenement windows, is a named Hong Kong snack with a piece of city history attached.
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What it is
A closer look at Liquorice Olives (Airplane Olives).
Gan cao lan ("airplane olives"), liquorice-cured olives thrown by street hawkers up to tenement windows, is a named Hong Kong snack with a piece of city history attached.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Herbal tea shops sell them by the packet; old-time hawkers tossed paper bags up to apartment balconies on long poles — hence airplane olives.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Liquorice Olives (Airplane Olives).
Hong Kong
Country-wide tradition
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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