Airplane olive
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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 licorice olive, is a popular snack in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.[1] The snack is made from pickled olives flavored with licorice and various herbs. The name "airplane olive" originates from a custom of street vendors throwing the snack to customers above, to their home, who would throw money down for payment. Such act was made possible as buildings then were usually not too tall.
References
- ^ 虎威 (February 2000). 看松读画. 玲子传媒 Lingzi Media. p. 38. ISBN 9814127353.
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