According to legend, at the end of Qing Dynasty, there was a pastry chef in Chaozhou in a teahouse. One day, he left home for a long time and went home to see his wife with all kinds of exquisite snacks. Unexpectedly, my wife said that these snacks were not delicious after tasting them one by one, and they were not as delicious as the fried melon corners she made. The husband was very unhappy and let her do it. This is an old woman's cake. The Chaoshan area is rich in olives, which can be said to be one of the most common pickled and processed olives among the people. It is said that there is also a legend about olives. In the past, some men in Chaoshan area went out to work to make a living. In order to let men go home and eat fresh olives, women at home pickled olives with salt and ginger. Gusu Xiangfu is a famous snack in the ancient city of Chaozhou. Gusu, now Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, was named after Gusu Mountain built by the King of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. There are many legends about the origin of "Gusu Xiangfu". A more real one is that a Taoist priest who traveled in Gusu in the early Qing Dynasty came to the main hall for a long time. Everyone had a certain feeling and taught the Taoist priests in Laojuntang the practice of refining incense rot in their hometown. Because of its excellent production, refreshing and delicious taste, it is deeply loved by people. Then the Taoist priest teaches the shops of nearby residents in the hall, such as "Li". Because it was made by Taoist priests in Gusu, it was called "Gusu Xiangfu". This is one of the famous snacks in Chaoshan, and it is also a must-have snack for people in Chaoshan area on holidays.

According to legend, during the Southern Song Dynasty, Yuan soldiers invaded the Chaoshan area, and when the soldiers were in chaos, the people were stranded in the wilderness, especially in winter, when they were hungry and cold, and there was nothing to satisfy their hunger. People found a kind of wild grass "mouse nest" in the field. This kind of grass can satisfy hunger, is non-toxic and has a special fragrance, so it is used as food. Later, it was found that this kind of grass can penetrate into rice and be ground into pulp to make nests. Gradually, people realize that grass is a good thing. For the convenience of use, the picked grass can be stored in livestock after drying. You can use it at any time during the holiday. Later, this product was gradually improved by the people. Change the original rice husk into glutinous rice and sweet potato to make the rice husk softer. Then the stuffing was changed from sweet potato and brown sugar to mung bean paste, some with red bean paste, some with peanuts, fried with white sugar, peeled and crushed.