As an important carrier of culture (food culture), Shaoyongfeng sesame seed cake in Quzhou has the function of connecting people's affection. For a long time, as a continuation of Chinese civilization, it contains profound traditional cultural connotations and is a treasure of national food culture.

In ancient times, people regarded sesame cakes as the first choice to enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The local people said that they would worship the moon's mother-in-law (that is, put a plate of sesame cakes under the moon, insert three sticks of incense, and kowtow to the sky with their feet kneeling), miss their relatives who are far away from home, and pray that they will come home safely as soon as possible. Since ancient times, sesame seed cake shops have to start making more sesame seeds one month before the Mid-Autumn Festival. During that time, the demand for sesame seeds has been in short supply. In ancient times, people also used custom-made sesame cakes (a 30 cm round sesame cake) to write the word "big red and big purple". When entering the bridal chamber, the headscarves of the official (groom) and the bride (bride) are taken off, and the wedding mother sends the wedding cake to eat, indicating that the sweet life is sweet; The sesame seeds on the cake are dense and solid, and the husband and wife will never leave each other. People who come to celebrate their birthdays should also give each household ten wedding cakes after the banquet, indicating that everyone is happy and harmonious.