Biscuit

One tells the tale of a couple that lived a very poor life, in imperial China. They loved each other and lived in a small village. Suddenly, a mysterious disease spread. The husband’s father became very sick. The couple spent all of their money in order to treat the man’s father, but he was still sick. The wife sold herself as a slave in exchange for money to buy medicine for her father-in-law. Once the husband learned about what his wife did, he made a cake filled with sweetened winter melon. He dedicated this pastry to his wife, whom he could never forget, and sold it in the street. His cake became so popular that he was able to earn enough money to buy his wife back. Winter melon and delicate glutinous rice flour are the main fillings for the wife’s cake. High-quality sesame seeds are sprinkled on the surface of the epidermis to add sesame flavour to the crust. The wife cake crispy skin, soften the filling heart, filling the heart of the melon to eat more rich taste.

传说有一对恩爱夫妻，媳妇自愿卖身为奴为家翁治病。失去妻子的丈夫却没气馁，努力研制出一款味道奇佳的饼，终以卖饼钱把妻子赎回，重过幸福的新生活。这款美食制法流传至今，被称为“老婆饼”。冬瓜及细腻的糯米粉是老婆饼主要的馅料，优质的芝麻撒在表皮上，让饼皮增添了芝麻香味。老婆饼外皮酥脆，馅心之润软化 ，馅心里的冬瓜让人吃了口感更加丰富，爱不释口。