https://www.scmp.com/rss/522844/feed The latest news and top stories on Ada Kwok Yin-lai. As a chef and co-owner of Kam Tung Kitchen, she has been instrumental in its over three-decade success, specialising in authentic Tanka cuisine. Formerly a secretary, she transitioned to the culinary world, quickly mastering restaurant operations. Her Chiu Chow heritage enriches Kam Tung Kitchen's menu, as she skillfully adapts recipes to Tanka cooking techniques. Kwok Yin-lai's work involves preserving and promoting the unique flavours of... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Cat Nelson Cat Nelson Get ready to get hungry. That was my main takeaway from reading this week’s cover story. Rice noodles topped with roast meat. Pepper-fried squid. Steamed fish with dried mandarin peel. Vanessa Lee traces the history of Tanka cuisine, once cooked aboard sampans docked in the harbours of Aberdeen, Shau Kei Wan and Tai O, and the families keeping it alive. The Tanka are one of Hong Kong’s original indigenous communities, and their cuisine grew out of life on the water: fresh catch, preserved... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3322795/week-postmag-treats-tanka-table-and-asian-comedians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3322795/week-postmag-treats-tanka-table-and-asian-comedians?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:45:07 +0000 Vanessa Lee Vanessa Lee In the mid-20th century, rows of tightly moored houseboats floated in the marinas of Aberdeen, Shau Kei Wan and Tai O, forming floating cities where entire generations grew up on the water. At their peak, thousands of Tanka boats inhabited the waters of Hong Kong, families spending much of their lives on their boats, with up to 10 children and adults sleeping side by side on the floor at night. Threading his sampan through Aberdeen marina, Lam Lau says he’s been selling his famed boat noodles to... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3322665/meet-people-keeping-original-hong-kong-cuisine-alive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3322665/meet-people-keeping-original-hong-kong-cuisine-alive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Mabel Lui Mabel Lui In Hong Kong’s Clear Water Bay Peninsula, there is a small U-shaped bay flanked by mountains. Within it lies the little-known Po Toi O fishing village – so named for the cove’s physical resemblance to a cloth sack – where generations of Tanka people in Hong Kong have settled over the past century. Tanka are an ethnic group from South China who have largely acculturated to the dominant Han Chinese community. Their specific origins are somewhat ambiguous, but history indicates that they were... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3320883/how-one-hong-kong-restaurants-tanka-cuisine-has-been-community-favourite-35-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3320883/how-one-hong-kong-restaurants-tanka-cuisine-has-been-community-favourite-35-years?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:15:07 +0000