What does old Beijing eat in the spring?

February 4th is the beginning of spring, which is the first of 24 solar terms. "Li" is the beginning, and "Spring" stands for warmth and growth. The snow and ice melt and the grass sprouts. Throughout the ages, people are used to giving this day a sense of ceremony. Flowers give birth to buds, cultivate and sow. Throughout the dynasties, literati expressed their feelings with pen and ink. The people in the poem prepared an extremely beautiful "spring plate spring cake"; Or whip the "mud cow" to persuade farmers; Or "Spring Victory Banner" is hung in the yard to welcome the spring breeze.

Eating spring cakes is one of the dietary customs in beginning of spring. In some areas (northeast, north China, etc.). ), beginning of spring has the custom of eating spring cakes, which are pancakes baked with flour and usually eaten with rolled vegetables.