From a modern culinary perspective, these foods tend to be bland or greasy in flavor--belly-fillers at best. They would not really live up to today's gourmet standards, but having been a part of people's childhoods, they are a reminder of the joys and sorrows of those difficult years, and as such they still have a very special place in people's memories.
以現在的飲食眼光看來，這些口味難免偏單調或油膩、吃飽不吃巧的眷村飲食，其實已無法符合現今的美味標準，只是因為記錄了成長過程，以及那個悲歡時代的甘苦，至今仍讓人格外懷念。