The Wife Cake as a Symbol of Resistance During the Hong Kong Protests | Eater

"This longtime dim-sum–turned-bakery opened in the 1940s and was the first to serve the wife cake there, initially handing the pastry out to guests waiting for seats; it closed its restaurant operations in 1980 to focus solely on baked goods. As the flagship of a small chain, the bakery produces up to 10,000 wife cakes daily across five locations, but can struggle with limited space and manpower during demand surges — on July 27 during the protest-linked “day trip” it sold out, with customers reportedly queuing patiently and orderly in the heat. Its transition from a restaurant to a specialist pastry maker helped establish the neighborhood as a hub for handmade Cantonese pastries and oven-fresh wife cakes." - Vincent Leung