For revenge, people twisted wheat dough into the shape of the scorpion's tail, then fried and ate it.

The most common ingredients used in Tianjin Mahua are flour, sesame, walnut, peanuts and sweet-scented osmanthus.

[3][4] The Guifaxiang Mahua store was founded on the western side of Tianjin's Haihe River in 1927 by Laoba Liu.

The name of "Guifaxiang" implies the meaning of "sweet-scented osmanthus' seeds' aroma, be diligent and be lucky"(桂子飘香，发愤图强，吉祥如意).

The owner Laoba was a talented baker and he had invented a way to put assorted fillings into the Mahua to improve its appearance and taste.

[1] The snack is extremely popular in Panama, where it has been adopted as a national dish and is referred to as mafá.