Typhoon Shelter Celeriac

Bei Fung Tong Chaau Sou Haai

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Vibrant Hong Kong Table: 88 Iconic Vegan Recipes from Dim Sum to Late-Night Snacks

By Christine Wong

Published 2024

  • About

Typhoons are tropical storms that seasonally hit Hong Kong, sometimes causing a lot of damage. Typhoon shelters are bays that protect sampans and small boats from the open seas with man-made breakwater barriers during storms and at nighttime. The community of fishing families living on these boats, also known as “boat people,” were famous for their convivial floating restaurants. This dish originated from cooking the crabs that the fishermen hadn’t sold that day. Farmers’ market celeriac an