"In fact, Taiwan has an excellent environment for vegetarian cooking. Even in winter, there is a large supply of many kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables," says cook-book author Liang Chiung-pai. Moreover, modern food technology can produce vegetarian foods with exactly the same appearance, texture and flavor as meat and fish.
「說起來，台灣的素食環境得天獨厚，即使時序入冬，蔬果也種類多、產量大」，烹飪名家梁瓊白指出，加上現代的素食科技可以做出視覺、味覺和葷食一模一樣的素食材料，雞鴨魚肉、各式海鮮，有些素菜的口感更甚於葷食。