Airplane olive

Airplane olives (traditional Chinese: 甘草欖 or 飛機欖; simplified Chinese: 甘草榄 or 飞机榄; pinyin: Gān Cǎo Lǎn or Fēi Jī Lǎn), also known as liquorice olive, was a popular snack in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.[1] The snack is made from pickled Chinese olives (Canarium album) flavoured with liquorice and various herbs. The name "airplane olive" (or "aeroplane olive", to use the older term) originates from a custom of street vendors throwing the snack to customers above, to their home, who would throw money down for payment.

References

  1. ^ 虎威 (February 2000). 看松读画. 玲子传媒 Lingzi Media. p. 38. ISBN 9814127353.
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