The side dishes of spring cake are: shrimp, chicken, crab powder, winter bamboo shoots, shredded pork, leek, dried leek, shredded egg skin, dried bean curd, spinach, shredded belly, shredded magnolia, shredded ham, mung bean sprouts, vermicelli, pork and pepper. The 19th of the twelfth lunar month is a festival in beginning of spring. On this day, people are used to eating spring cakes and lettuce, commonly known as chewing, biting or tasting spring. In the Tang Dynasty, beginning of spring had the custom of cooking spring dishes on this day.

Brief introduction of spring pancake

Eating spring cakes is one of the dietary customs of China folk 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. 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.

In the past, the authentic way to eat spring cakes was to eat "bean juice". Bean juice is hard to find, and millet porridge will do. People prepare side dishes or all kinds of stir-fry 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.