In Taiwan, it is common to eat sweet foods on and after your wedding day. It is thought that eating sweet food will help the newlywed couple have a baby boy. The reason is a Taiwanese proverb:
吃甜甜,生兒子。 (chī tiántián, shēng érzì)
It doesn’t sound as good in Mandarin, but it rhymes in Taiwanese (jia
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