Legend has it that once upon a time there was a loving couple whose daughter-in-law was willing to sell herself to treat the elderly. Undaunted, the husband who lost his wife worked hard to develop a delicious cake, and finally redeemed his wife by selling the cake and lived a happy life again. This gourmet recipe has been called "old woman cake" since its inception. I didn't expect this little cake to contain such a touching love story. Legend 2 Another legend comes from Lianxianglou in Guangzhou. Anyone who has been to Guangzhou knows that Lotus Fragrant Tea House is a famous shop in Guangzhou, and Chaozhou granny cake is its housekeeping snack. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Lianxianglou hired a Chaozhou master. One year, he went home to visit relatives and brought many snacks from Lianxianglou to his family. Who knows that his wife was greatly dissatisfied after eating snacks: "The snacks in Lianxianglou are not as good as the wax gourd horns fried by my family." After listening to his wife's words, the pastry chef was unconvinced: "Then make the melon horn of your mother's house and compare it with the snacks in Lianxianglou!" The next day, my wife prepared a pot of wax gourd, made of white sugar and flour as stuffing, then wrapped it in flour into small corners and fried it in an oil pan until golden brown. The pastry chef took a sip and repeatedly praised it. After returning to Guangzhou, he took the melon horn made by his wife to the masters of the teahouse to taste. What kind of snacks has the master of Lianxianglou never seen? However, after they ate the melon horn, they were full of praise. The owner of Lianxianglou knew about it and came to taste one. The boss said, "Well, it's delicious! Where is this famous point? What's its name? " Master Chaozhou couldn't answer for a moment, so one of the masters said, "This is made by master Chaozhou's wife, so we call it' Chaozhou old woman cake'." Legend has it that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a large family named Yitian in Hefeng County, Hubei Province newly married a daughter-in-law. On the next day, according to the custom of Tujia people, the parents-in-law offered their own food, and the parents-in-law ordered the servant to send their daughter-in-law two taels of wheat flour and a little corn to make breakfast. Father-in-law demanded: "Each of the ten brothers gets a cake, and the cakes should be connected with each other." Mother-in-law asked: "The ten brothers and their children can taste the taste of cakes." It's not easy to make ten cakes with two or two wheat flour, and it's even more difficult for hundreds of people to taste the cakes. However, the clever daughter-in-law skillfully solved the problems put forward by her in-laws, pioneered the in-laws cakes, and fully demonstrated her cooking skills and wisdom. According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a large family named Liu in Hefeng County newly married a daughter-in-law, and the next day, according to Tujia custom, she asked her daughter-in-law to offer food made by herself for her parents-in-law. My parents-in-law ordered the servant to send two ounces of wheat flour, a little corn and some seasoning to make breakfast. The parents-in-law demanded that each of the ten brothers get a cake, and the cakes should be connected with each other so that everyone can taste the cake. It's not easy to make ten big cakes with two or two wheat flour, but the clever daughter-in-law skillfully solved the problems put forward by her parents-in-law, and pioneered the in-laws cakes that have been passed down to this day, fully demonstrating her cooking skills and wisdom. Through continuous improvement, today's "Tujia Ailan in-laws cake" has been formed. Interestingly, there is another kind of cake called "husband's cake" corresponding to "old woman's cake". They are slightly different in shape and taste unique. The stuffing of husband's cake is mainly salty and pepper. The "old woman cake" is small in shape and delicate in taste. After eating sesame seeds, it still feels fragrant, and it is really as meticulous and thoughtful as a little woman. The "husband cake" is slightly larger in shape, tastes a little similar to bread, but it is a bit like a careless big man. This old man's cake gives people a sense of imitation, while some little old woman's cakes, little old woman's cakes and mistresses that follow the trend are suspected of opportunism, which really tarnishes the name of old woman's cakes. It's boring to hear such a name, so where is the mood to eat?