The origin of eating pancakes on February 2nd

Eat pancakes (dragon scale pancakes) on February 2nd.

The folk song "On February 2, the rain flows, and the pancake stalls build up the wall."

On February 2nd, "the dragon raises its head" and "the dragon becomes powerful", so the food on this day is named after the dragon.

On the second day of February, people eat pancakes. Pancakes are also called "dragon scale pancakes", expressing people's wish to pray for blessings from the dragon and for good weather and abundant harvests.

There is a folk legend that the second day of February is the birthday of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and pancakes are the afterbirth of the Dragon King.

Eating pancakes means chewing the food for the Dragon King, and throwing pancakes means burying the Dragon King's afterbirth.

This expresses people's wish to pray to the dragon for blessings, good weather and abundant harvests.

A pancake is one of the traditional staple foods in northern my country. It is said to have originated in Shandong.

Pancakes are made from fermented flour mixed into a paste and baked into a round shape. In the old days, they were mostly made from coarse grains, but now they are mostly made from fine flour.

After being baked into a cake, it has less moisture and is dry. The shape is like cowhide, which can be thick or thin, making it easy to stack. It has a chewy texture and resists hunger after eating.

Eating pancakes requires chewing for a long time, so it can stimulate the stomach, stimulate appetite, and promote facial nerve movement. It is beneficial to maintaining the health of the visual, auditory and olfactory nerves and delaying aging. It is an excellent health food.

Pancakes also gave rise to famous snacks such as vegetable pancakes and pancake fruits, which are popular all over the country.

Pancakes have a long history and originated very early. The origin of pancakes can be traced back to more than 5,000 years ago.

Ancient books such as "Shu Zheng Ji" in the Jin Dynasty, "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty" in the Tang Dynasty, "Zhui Zhong Zhi" in the Ming Dynasty, and "Jianbing Fu" in the Qing Dynasty all have records of pancakes.

In terms of raw materials, pancakes include wheat pancakes, corn pancakes, rice flour pancakes, bean flour pancakes, sorghum flour pancakes, and sweet potato flour pancakes.

References: Baidu Encyclopedia.