Every year, the ceremonial foods used at Taipei's Confucian Temple are prepared by Wei Mei-jung, who's earned the title "Confucius 'Chef." Wei explains that there are 27 recipes and 179 items. They include grain, vegetable, and meat dishes, and each is to be presented in a particular type of vessel appropriate to its place in the ceremony.
每年為台北孔廟準備祭品、有「孔子大廚師」之稱的魏美容老師表示，釋奠禮的祭品有 27 種、共 179 份，內容包括五穀雜糧、蔬菜和生鮮肉品。