wife cake
Flaky winter melon
Wife cake is a traditional Cantonese pastry with a flaky exterior and sweet filling, typically made from winter melon, almond paste, or sesame.
The name comes from a folk tale about a devoted wife.
Also called sweetheart cake or lo po beng: We picked up wife cakes at the Chinese bakery.
- pastryButtery baked dough
- flaky pastryLayered, buttery baked good
- puff pastryLaminated dough with layers
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
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cantonese pastry type
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