TAIPEI – The computers and machines at my local bank in Taiwan rely on a particular type of chip to function, and I do not mean the semiconductor kind. These chips are butter and coconut flavoured.
Almost every major electronic device in the two-storey Taipei bank is adorned with a bright green bag of puffed corn chips, each packet emblazoned with a picture of a toothy cartoon character donning an oversized hat.
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