"Guangdong already had mass-produced machine-made meatballs, but they were mushy and didn't stand up to handmade ones. They weren't to the taste of Taiwanese businesspeople in China," Yung-chi recalls.
「廣東本來就有機械量產的貢丸廠，不過吃起來鬆鬆軟軟的，和手捏貢丸的口感差太多了，不對台商的口味，」勇吉回憶。