In fact, sales of these snacks, colloquially known as "little eats," are virtually recession proof. This fact, plus the relatively low startup costs of snack vending, are encouraging many of Taiwan's newly unemployed to give the business a try.
「小吃文化」不但不受景氣影響，還因不景氣招徠更多顧客，也吸引著許多因失業、待業而想做個小本生意的新手加入。