Sweetheart Cake,Wife’s Heart

Sweetheart cake is famous around Guangzhou and it shares an elegant name”Dongrongsu”.A legend came as this when we talked about wife cake.Once upon a time, a poor couple loved each other very much.But their father was seriously ill.Without any money to invite a doctor,the wife sold herself to a landlord to earn money for her father.Instead of being despaired,the husband created delicious cakes.He ransomed her with the money he made on selling cakes. They lived happily again and was a model of connubial love.People started to name the tasty cake as”sweetheart cake”when it was known by others.

Another tale was different.A dessert cook from Chaozhou came to Gunagzhou and worked in a restaurant.He brought many local desserts in Guangzhou for his family when he went home.Much to his surprise,the dessert he took from Guangzhou didn’t satisfy his wife.”It was no better than the wax gourd cake I made myself.”Doubtfully,he asked his wife to pan the wax gourd cake for him.Using wax gourd as the stuffing and the flour as the skin,his wife made the wax gourd cakes that taste very delicious.When he was about to leave for Guangzhou,he asked his wife to cook a large package of it for other fellow cooks.Unexpectedly,the CO- workers praised the wax gourd cake as well.Because the cake was made by the wife of this Chaozhou cook,it was named”Chaozhou sweetheart cake”.With some improvement and adjustment,the cake became well-known in Guangzhou.

These two warm and sweet legends add a touch of romantic feature for the cake.

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