Ginger also ceased to be an item which greengrocers threw in as a goodwill gift: even the smallest piece began to cost NT $ 30-40. No wonder someone joked that spring onions, ginger and garlic should be added to the list of seven household essentials: kindling, rice, oil, salt, soya sauce, vinegar and tea.
薑也不再是菜販慷慨示好的贈品，隨便撿一根就要三、四十元，難怪有人調侃，開門七件事，在柴米油鹽醬醋茶之外，蔥薑蒜也該湊上一腳了。