"The women in military dependents 'villages in those days all seemed to get along very harmoniously on the surface, but secretly many were very competitive, and this was revealed most clearly in the way they tried to outdo each other in the kitchen. Even the most ordinary housewife might be capable of making dishes in the style of several different Chinese provinces."
「那時候眷村裡的媽媽們表面上相處得很和諧，暗地裡也常有競爭的心理，最明顯的就是比手工、飆廚藝，所以再平凡的媽媽，手上都可能施展得出幾省口味的菜式、食品。」