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A legend says that there is a teahouse with established history in Guangzhou, China, which was famous for Chinese pastry, cakes and dim sum. One day, a dim sum chef from Chiu Chow went to the teahouse to buy dim sum for his wife. However, surprisingly, after tasting the dim sum, his wife said “the watermelon puffs from my mother’s family are far more delicious than these dim sums!”

The chef’s wife then used watermelon paste, white sugar and flour to make some crispy and delicate watermelon pastry. The chef found the pastries simply irresistible. Its fresh flavours were far better than the Chinese dim sums served in the teahouses in Guangzhou. Afterwards, the chef brought the watermelon pastries to the teahouse and invited people to have a try. Everyone praised this snack after trying it. After being ask about the name of this delicacy, the chef said proudly, “This was made by my wife!” Therefore, the owner of the teahouse named the pastries, Lou Pho Piang (literally “wife cake”). Ever since, the Lou Pho Piang has enjoyed wide acclaim both locally and throughout the world.

Acknowledgements to Mr. Jacky Yu for providing the information.