楊桃─做成蜜餞加冰，是古早味

What Taiwanese commonly call zaozi is actually the Indian jujube, revealing its origins in India. While the exact timing of its introduction to Taiwan remains unclear, cultivation records date back to the Japanese colonial period.

In Taiwan's resource-scarce past, midsummer meant racing beneath longan trees for a coveted bunch of fruit. Peeling away the rough brown skin revealed translucent white flesh with a dark seed at its center—resembling a miniature eye, hence the name "dragon eye." That honeyed sweetness defined childhood for generations of Taiwanese kids.

綠豆無論是做甜點、冰品、糕點皆受歡迎，綠豆芽則是CP值很高、颱風天菜價飆漲時的最佳救援蔬菜。然而，它的品種多到驚人，有上千種；民眾常食用的，十根手指頭就數得完。