Is spring cake a kind of cake?

Spring pancake is a traditional novel. It's a pancake baked with flour, but it should be eaten with rolled vegetables.

In some areas, beginning of spring has the custom of eating spring cakes, and Northeast China and Beijing are the most delicious.

At first, spring cakes and vegetables were put on a plate, which became "spring vegetables". The Song Dynasty's Chronology quoted the Tang Dynasty's Four Seasons Mirror as saying: "There will be an eclipse of radish, spring cake, lettuce and a spring dish in beginning of spring." From the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, eating spring cakes became more and more popular, and it was recorded that the emperor gave spring cakes to officials in the spring. The Ming Dynasty's "Yan Dou Tour" contained: "In the early spring, (the emperor) gave Guan Bai spring cakes at the meridian gate." In the Qing dynasty, the stuffing of spring cakes was richer. Now, people prepare side dishes or all kinds of stir-fried dishes, and put them into the cakes at will when eating spring cakes. Beginning of spring eats spring cakes to welcome spring and pray for a bumper harvest.

—— The above content is taken from Millay's children's book Field Natural History Class.