Fish cake, also known as lily cake, is commonly known as Jingzhou flower cake and "head" dish. It is one of the traditional famous dishes of Han nationality in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. As the eight famous dishes in Jingzhou, it has a long history. Legend has it that it was created by the princess's daughter Ying, and it is one of the inheritances of Jingsha Village, Xinxiang Town, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Fish cake was widely spread in Jingchu area and became the first dish in the court of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Until the Qing Dynasty, it was still a court dish. It is said that after tasting Jingzhou flower cake, Ganlong blurted out: fish can't be eaten, but lily cake can be eaten. Lily cake got its name from this.