When the government moved to Taiwan, with people from the various provinces following close behind, the multifarious flavors of north and south China hit the ground running in Taiwan. Add to this the local native style, and you could say that this is the most fortuitous event in the history of Chinese food since somebody figured out how to make fire from rubbing sticks together in ancient times.
這林林總總的南北口味，在政府遷台，各省籍人士齊聚一堂後，紛紛在台登場，加上寶島原有的鄉土小吃，可以說是中國自上古時代鑽木取火發明以來，飲食方面最大盛事。