Viewed overall, the reason why eating out in Taiwan has seen so many ephemeral fads is due to several social factors, such as the growing number of single people and working mothers which has resulted in a rising number of people eating out and growing disposable income.
總體來看，台灣的「吃」能形成各種快速的流行，還有許多相關的社會因素，像單身貴族、雙職家庭越來越多，造成外食人口與金額不斷增加。