Taiwanese consumers 'tastebuds have become less discerning over the years. Though we still consume sesame oil, we grow very little sesame in Taiwan and we've largely lost the knowledge of how to press it traditionally, by hand. Instead, we've become accustomed to the convenience of the mechanically processed oils sold in the supermarket.
如今，吃麻油的習慣還在，傳統榨麻油的手藝卻逐漸消失，本土芝麻的栽種更是少之又少，消費者的味蕾似乎也被超市便利的工業化麻油所迷惑了。