In the early years, Taiwan had to import most of its squid from Korea. But Taiwan began to develop squid hook technology in the 1970s, and today, Taiwan's squid catch has reached 210,000 metric tons. Squid caught by Taiwan boats is now sold overseas, and street vendors everywhere sell squid stew and barbecued squid.
早年還要仰賴韓國進口的魷魚，在六十年代開始發展魷釣技術，今天有二十一萬公噸產量，魷魚走入市場外，路邊攤更是大賣魷魚羹、生炒魷魚。