Moon cakes have a long history, which can be traced back to the end of the Yuan Dynasty, because the brutality of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty not only benefited the people, but also oppressed them all the time. They bored the people by imposing heavy taxes on them. Everyone wants to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang is one of the most powerful rebels. During his uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang's wife helped him a lot.
Because of the war in the whole Central Plains, food and other crops are scarce, so people often go hungry. In addition, in the war, a portable dry food is needed to fight hunger. Zhu Yuanzhang's wife came up with a useful idea: make food and stuffing made of wheat flour into the shape of moon cakes, so that everyone can eat them. But at that time, the cakes could only starve, and the miscellaneous things were not delicious at all, but they inherited the name "old woman cake"
Later, we gradually improved on this basis and gradually became a crispy and delicious snack. Therefore, the real meaning of an old woman's cake is made by her wife. In short, although there is no wife in the old woman's cake, you will feel the care from your wife after eating it.
Although there are not many girls who can cook granny cakes now, there are still many people who are willing to buy granny cakes for their lovers to remind them to have breakfast. The old woman cake is a story. It is also passed down through the love between lovers. Although there is no wife in it, there is love from her. Of course, if it is single dog, the love she feels must come from her mother. In short, the old lady cake is a symbol of love.