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A sweetheart cake or wife cake is a traditional Cantonese pastry with a thin crust of flaky pastry, and made with a filling of winter melon, almond paste, and sesame, and spiced with five spice powder).〔(Chinese-sweetheart-cake )〕 "Wife cake" is the translation of ''lou po beng'' from Cantonese, and although the meaning is "wife," the literal translation is "old lady cake," paralleling the colloquial usage of "old lady" for "wife" in American English. The cake is still popular among many in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Many people in Hong Kong, as well as professional chefs, also bake "modern" varieties of this cake. ==Versions== The orthodox version is from the Guangdong-Hong Kong region, where filling consists of wintermelon made by the process of candying. The candied mash is then combined with white sesame seeds and glutinous rice flour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://chinese.food.com/recipe/chinese-wife-cake-lo-paw-bang-185732 )〕 Coconut in the form of mash or desiccated shreds and almond paste as well as vanilla is also sometimes added.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mykitchensnippets.com/2010/07/wife-biscuitsweetheart-cakelao-por-peng.html )〕 The authentic flavour and flaky texture of the pastry is produced by the usage of pork lard shortening then by glazing with egg wash.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mykitchensnippets.com/2010/07/wife-biscuitsweetheart-cakelao-por-peng.html )〕 Due to its rising popularity in Western countries brought about by immigration, butter is sometimes substituted in place of lard, however the taste is altered. The level of sweetness is mild, compared to Western sweet pastries. South-east Asian variations can include spices such as Chinese five spice. However, although this spice is of Chinese origin, it is never used in authentic Sweetheart cake. This may be confused with the Husband cake, which uses star anise in its filling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweetheart cake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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