Legend has it that in Guangzhou, there is an old teahouse founded in the late Qing Dynasty, which is famous for all kinds of snacks and cakes. One day, a dim sum chef from Chaozhou in the teahouse brought all kinds of signature refreshments home for his wife to eat. Unexpectedly, after his wife ate them, he not only didn't praise the delicious snacks in the restaurant, but even said with disgust, "The dim sum in the teahouse is so bland, nothing can compare with the dim sum melon horn in my family!"

After listening to this, the master was naturally unconvinced and asked his wife to make a "melon horn" for him to taste! My wife used wax gourd paste, sugar and flour to make a brown and unique "wax gourd horn"; As soon as the Chaozhou master ate it, the flavor was really sweet and delicious, and he couldn't help praising the snacks of his wife's family!

The next day, the Chaozhou master brought the "Winter Melon Corner" back to the teahouse for everyone to taste. As a result, the owner of the teahouse was even more full of praise after eating, asking who made the dim sum in which teahouse? The masters said, "It was made by Chaozhou's wife!" So the boss casually said it was "Chaozhou old woman cake" and asked the Chaozhou master to improve it and sell it in the teahouse. The result was well received! The "old woman cake" got its name.

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There is also a kind of cake called "husband's cake" corresponding to "old woman's cake". They are slightly different in shape and taste unique. The "old woman cake" is small in shape, delicate in taste, fragrant in lips and teeth, and 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 man.

Both husband's cake and old woman's cake are well-known traditional names in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province. It belongs to the most fashionable moon cake with the simplest materials and workmanship. Compared with the old lady's cake, the stuffing of the husband's cake is mainly salty and pepper, and its shape is larger, which is somewhat consistent with the careless man. This old man's cake gives people the feeling that it is effective.

Husband's cake is made of loose meat, garlic, salt and pepper and egg yolk, with a slightly salty taste. The other is south milk's red stuffing, sprinkled with a little black sesame seeds to identify the old lady's cake.

Different from the old woman's cake, the old man's cake is oval in shape, with the same yellow skin and long almonds. It is very curious to put it in your mouth and taste it. The skin is crisp and fragrant, and the inside is slightly salty. It feels like chewing crisp sugar, but it is not sweet and greasy. Husband cakes are said to have been invented by Zhu Yuanzhang's wife Ma Shi.