The reason for the big leap was that for the first time, peeled asparagus from Taiwan caught on in Western Europe--particularly West Germany and the Netherlands.
當李秀技正向國內食品加工業者提出此議時，大家都以為可行。於是，從民國五十四年開始，削皮蘆筍開始試銷西歐，獲得了空前的成功，成為消費者爭相採購的寵兒。尤其是荷蘭和西德，更是趨之若鶩。