Story about Fotiaoqiang

The second story tells about a bride in Fujian Province, who, on the second day after her wedding, was supposed to cook in front of her groom's relatives and friends. That was to determine if the bride was a good housekeeper, and the test was important to the bride, because her performance would affect her status within the groom's family.
According to legend, a bride who had been pampered by her family would be worried about cooking in public. Therefore, her mother prepared some materials and seasonings and wrapped them in lotus leaves. The woman told her daughter, several times, how to make the dishes. On the night before the cooking test, the bride realized she had forgotten how to cook the dishes.She went into the kitchen to unwrap the lotus leaves, in the hope she would remember how to cook the food. At that time, her parents-in-law were about to enter the kitchen. The bride was very tense, and she placed all the ingredients and seasonings into a jar of yellow wine-and set the jar on the stovewer low heat. She ran to her home.
On the day of the cooking test, all of the guests arrived, but the bride was a no-show. The bride's mother-in-law went into the kitchen, found the jar and was impressed by the good scent She shared the dish with the guests, who then praised the bride Soon after, the dish, "Fotiaoqiang,"grew in popularity.