Legend has it that there was once a loving couple.After losing his wife, the husband did not lose hope and worked hard to develop a uniquely delicious pastry.It.Finally, he earned money by selling this pastry to buy back his wife, thus regaining their happy life.This delicacy is known as."wife's pastry".No one would have expected that such a small."pastry"."dumpling"."hides" behind such an touching love story.Another tale of the wife's pastry originates from Lotus Fragrance Tea House in Guangzhou.Anyone who has been to Guangzhou knows that Lotus Fragrance is one of the city’s famous teahouses, and its signature pastry, Chaozhou wife's pastry, is a standout dish.In the late Qing Dynasty, Lotus Fragrance hired a chef from Chaozhou.One year, he went home on leave with several pastries from Lotus Fragrance for his family.When his wife tried these pastries, she was quite dissatisfied and said, "Your Lotus Fragrance's pastries don't even match the fried winter melon pastries made by my hometown.""The pastry chef felt challenged and replied, “Then you make those winter melon pastries from your hometown for us to compare!” The next day, his wife prepared a pot of winter melon paste and used sugar, flour to make the filling.She then wrapped it in dough and fried it until golden brown."The pastry chef tasted it and praised it highly.When he returned to Guangzhou, he brought these pastries to the tea house's chefs for their tasting.Lotus Fragrance’s chefs had seen many exquisite pastries.But after trying the winter melon pastries, they all praised them.The owner of Lotus Fragrance also tried one and said, “Hm, this tastes very good!"Where is this famous pastry from? What's its name?" The Chaozhou chef could not answer, so one of the chefs suggested, "It’s made by your wife from Chaozhou, let's call it 'Chaozhou wife's pastry'.Interestingly, there is also a counterpart to “wife's pastry”, called “husband's pastry”.These pastries differ slightly in shape and taste uniquely."Wife's pastry" is small and delicate with a fine texture.After eating them, you can still feel the lingering aroma on your lips, truly like a meticulous little woman."Husband's pastry", on the other hand, is larger and tastes somewhat like bread.It seems more like a big, carefree man.The owner of Lotus Fragrance Restaurant also came to try one."Hmm, the taste is very good!""Where's this famous snack from? What's its name?""The Cantonese chef couldn't answer immediately. One of them said, "This was made by a wife of a Cantonese chef, so let's call it 'Cantonese Wife's Cookie'."Interestingly, there is another kind of cookie called 'Husband's Cookie' that corresponds to the 'Wife's Cookie', differing slightly in shape and having a distinctive taste."The Wife's Cookie" is small and delicate with its texture, like a tiny woman being meticulous and thoughtful."It's filled with sesame seeds. "After eating, it leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips, truly as refined as a little lady."The Husband's Cookie," however, is larger in shape and tastes somewhat like"buns. "It has the air of a carefree big man.