Typhoon Shelter Corn

Hong Kong’s name comes from the Cantonese for ‘fragrant harbour’ or ‘spice harbour’, the epithet revealing the port’s crucial position in the maritime spice route. It was a place for trading ships to replenish supplies, in particular the aromatic incense agarwood, which was taken by junks around Asia and onward to scent Arabia.

As is the case with many trading hubs, Hong Kong is renowned for its culinary heritage. The Tanka, a group of boat dwellers and one of the native communities