There is a black spot on a traditional head cake, and there is so little filling that "you can't see the filling even after three bites," so people have convenient excuses for not wanting to eat this pastry. Yet the real reason most folks avoid it is "not because it doesn't appeal to the taste buds, but because it reminds people of death," says Huang.
傳統面頭中間一點黑墨，俗話說是「吃三嘴還見不到餡」，不願吃它，「其實不是不好吃，是大家見到了這種粿不願吃，因為知道有人死了，心裡悲傷呀！」黃天助說。