In Taiwan, many households have a tradition of observing vegetarian strictures on the first and 15th days of every lunar month. Many people are in the habit of having soaked pickled vegetables with rice congee for their morning meal on New Year's Day. Thus a Chinese table is not complete without several platters of pickled cucumber, pickled cabbage, fermented tofu, pickled ginger, sweetened garlic, and other side dishes.
本省許多家庭有初一、十五茹素的習俗，不少人大年初一早上就拿些醃漬菜來配清粥，所以國人的餐桌上總少不了擺上幾碟泡菜、酸菜、醬腐乳、泡薑、糖蒜等小品。