Spring pancake
 Eating Spring pancakes on the day ofLichunin a restaurant | |
| Type | Pancake |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | China |
Thespring pancake(simplified Chinese:Bánh xuân;traditional Chinese:Bánh xuân;pinyin:chūnbǐng) is atraditionalChinese foodunique to thenorthern regions.The pancake is prepared by rubbing oil between two thin layers of leavened dough; after steaming, the pancake can be peeled apart to add fillings. People eat spring pancakes on the day calledlichunto celebrate the beginning of the spring.
The spring pancake took its rise from theJin dynastyand has prospered since theTang dynasty.The lichun was valued by both Chinese ancient kings and civilians. Unlike kings’ great celebrations, civilians celebrated the lichun by eating spring pancakes wrapped around fresh vegetables and meat, which is called bite-the-spring. Bite-the-spring implies that civilians are praying for a good harvest year by eating fresh vegetables and meat at the beginning of spring. In theQing dynasty,spring pancakes became a fried pancake wrapped around a filling that includedham,chicken, pork, black dates,scallions,walnutsandsugar.In addition, spring pancakes were one of the nine desserts for the regal banquet of the Qing dynasty. The spring pancake is slightly larger than the pancake that is served withPeking duck.The wrapped, filled pancakes were in later times fried and served as what are calledspring rolls.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^Sri Owen (2014).Sri Owen's Indonesian Food.Pavilion Books.ISBN9781909815476.Archivedfrom the original on 23 February 2016.Retrieved16 February2016.
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