One Mr. Xu, a Taipei grocer, confirms that the sugared osmanthus flowers from Hong Kong which he sells in his shop are indeed "only bought by mainlanders over 40 or 50."
台北一家老字號南貨店的徐先生就表示，店裡有香港來的桂花醬，但是只有「四、五十歲以上的外省人」才會買。