Husband-and-Wife Cake

Husband-and-Wife Cake

　　Why is it called Husband-and-Wife Cake? It turns out that the now 72-year-old grandpa Lin Deming and 68-year-old grandma Xiao Shui opened a cake shop here right after they got married, specializing in making large wedding cakes. Neighbors casually gave it the name — Husband-and-Wife Cake. This rustic-sounding title quickly caught on, and now the shop has been around for nearly 50 years. The elderly couple wakes up at five every morning to grind rice, mix dough, stuff filling, and make the cakes—all by hand. They can produce about 150 cakes a day. The crust is thin yet chewy, and the fillings are hearty, including flavors like taro, red bean paste, braised pork, and more.

Most visitors assume that the Husband-and-Wife Cake is somewhat like a smaller version of a Chinese-style meat pie, baked over charcoal, and delightfully crispy and tasty. In addition, the shop’s moist and generously filled herb buns are also very famous, made with ingredients such as pickled radish, minced meat, mushrooms, and shrimp, offering a truly authentic taste.