How many women cakes are suitable for marriage?
In Guangdong, the more wedding cakes a man has, the better. For ordinary relatives, the cakes are basically more than 6 pieces, and those who are close will be given more. 6 is a very auspicious number in numbers, and the six meanings of marrying a woman's cake are very good. In the past, wedding cakes were usually sent to the woman's house by the man when giving gifts. In the past, the number of cakes was only calculated as "burden", 1 burden = 100 kg, and 1 kg was divided into four or eight heads. Four heads are 1 kg 4 cakes (big cakes).
Is it necessary to appoint someone to marry the girl cake?
The wedding cake is actually for the bride's relatives. It is also a good face to thank them for taking care of the bride in the past. If you marry a woman, you will definitely ask the man for a woman's cake. The more women's cakes you marry, the more face your host will have. Cakes for married women are also called silk cakes, including HongLing, white silk, yellow silk and orange silk. In addition to these four kinds, there are dragon and phoenix cakes, Dafu cakes and peach cakes. Traditional fillings are mainly sweet fillings such as lotus seed paste, shredded coconut and five kernels, and some will add salted egg yolk to show nobility.
How did the wedding cake come from?
Married women's cakes originated in the Three Kingdoms period and have a long history, but it is a story that Liu Bei married Mrs. Sun and gave gifts everywhere. The wedding cake is called "Su Ling", which is related to the allusions of clothes and decorations. In the past, the weddings of rich and powerful people used the richness of gift cakes to show their dignity and style. Silk and satin are four luxury fabrics of nobles, of which "silk" is the most expensive. Therefore, "Su Ling" is the first choice for gift cakes, which means wealth.