Steamed spring cake

Han people's diet custom at the beginning of spring. There is a custom of eating spring cakes at the beginning of spring in the north. Spring cakes are the most delicious in the northeast and Beijing. It is said that spring cakes, as a traditional snack in Chaozhou, have evolved from ancient folk snacks in Chaozhou. Spring cakes are pancakes baked with flour. They are usually eaten with vegetables. In the early days, spring cakes and vegetables were put on the same plate, which became the "spring plate". Song's "Sui Shi Guang Ji" quoted Tang's "Si Shi Bao Jing" as saying: "the sun eclipse at the beginning of spring, including radish, spring cakes and lettuce, is a spring dish." From the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a growing trend of eating spring cakes, and there was a record that the emperor rewarded all officials with spring cakes at the beginning of spring. According to the travel records of Yandu in the Ming Dynasty, "on the spring day, the Emperor gave spring cakes to all officials at the Meridian Gate." In the Qing Dynasty, there were more fillings for eating with spring cakes. Now, people prepare small dishes or all kinds of fried vegetables, and put them into the cakes at will when eating spring cakes. Eating spring cakes at the beginning of spring has the meaning of welcoming spring and praying for a bumper harvest.

Main Ingredients

• flour 50g (cold water)

Auxiliary Ingredients

• scallion 150 g
• oil 60g
• salt 6 g
• mungbean sprout 500 g
• Laver appropriate amount
• garlic 5
• Vinegar A tspful
• egg 2
• minced pork 150 g
• Potato silk 500g
• ginger 50g
• fungus 100 g