It is a traditional name of Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. It is made of sugar wax gourd, wheat flour, cake powder, caramel and sesame as the main raw materials. Guangdong Chaozhou moon cake is the most familiar pastry, with the least materials and the simplest workmanship.
Allusions:
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 in Chaozhou in a teahouse brought all kinds of signature dim sum home for his wife to eat. Unexpectedly, after his wife ate it, she not only didn't praise the delicious snacks in the restaurant, but even said with disdain, "The snacks in the teahouse are too weak, and nothing can compare with my dim sum melon horn!"
After hearing this, the master was naturally unconvinced and asked his wife to make a "melon horn" for him to taste! My wife made a unique brown "melon horn" with melon sauce, sugar and flour; When master Chaozhou ate it, it was really sweet and delicious, and he couldn't help but praise the snacks of his husband's family!
The next day, master Chaozhou took the "Winter Melon Corner" back to the teahouse for everyone to taste. As a result, the owner of the teahouse was full of praise after eating, asking who made the snacks in which teahouse? The masters said, "Chaozhou's daughter-in-law did it!" So the boss casually said it was "Chaozhou old woman cake" and asked 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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Historical origin
According to legend, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty constantly levied various taxes on the people. The people were severely oppressed and plundered, and uprisings continued all over the country. The most representative team is the rebel army led by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang's wife Ma Shi is a very smart person.
In the early days of the uprising, because there were many wars and food was often not enough, the army had to run around and fight. In order to facilitate the sergeant to carry dry food, Ma came up with some edible things, such as wheat and wax gourd, mixed them together, ground them into powder, made them into cakes and distributed them to the sergeant. It is not only easy to carry, but also easy to eat anytime and anywhere, which is of great help to marching and fighting.
Because the cakes made from this mess are unpalatable, smart people update their methods on the basis of this kind of cake. Finally, people found that cakes made of sugar wax gourd, wheat flour, cake powder, maltose, sesame and other raw materials are very delicious, sweet and delicious, and they are the ancestors of the old lady's cakes.
References:
Old lady cake-Baidu encyclopedia