Besides, each food souvenir is with its own story, and even a symbol is given behind it. Such a food could be embedded within a specific culture. Food provides a medium for the expression of local
culture and connects tourists with a destination's landscape and uniqueway of life. Specialist food expresses the spirit of a destination and encourages tourists to view the specialist food as a symbol of the destination.Through food specialties at destinations, tourists can become interested in immersing themselves. For example, tourists who visit Taiwan prefer to purchase pineapple pie as a food souvenir. Interestingly, whether the major ingredients of pineapple pie are originally from Taiwan or not, as long as the package of pineapple is with the figure of Taiwan, tourists are willing to bring them back home, this is particularly true for Chinese tourists in Taiwan. The figure of Taiwan makes Chinese tourists reminisce immediately since the image of Taiwan has strong cultural linkage with their lives. Food souvenirs allow tourists to take a little piece of history back home. They bring back all the memory from time spend in the destination and treasure it. Accordingly, taking a food specialty as food souvenir can be considered a “tangible” means of capturing the specific culture of a certain region.