The same is true of cuisines; there is something special about those old recipes passed down from generation to generation. Snack foods rich in variety and abundance and steeped in local tradition are everywhere to be seen in Taiwan. Examples include tsao-a-guei, shaved ice with taro root, papaya milk, and mitaimu (thick rice noodles in broth).
豐富多元的小吃遍佈台灣各鄉鎮，如嘉義奮起湖的草仔粿、宜蘭頭城的芋頭冰、高雄夜市的木瓜牛奶、台東市米台目等，都是深具地方特色的傳統美食。