Yummy Spring Pencakes

An old saying in Beijing is that “food cures better than medicine.” Not only does Beijing cuisine have at least 20 different cooking methods – fried, boiled, stew, burnt, baked, steamed and so on – but it also provides all necessary human nutrition. Spring Pancakes are one of the most popular foods there. Baking the bread dough as a skin, they cook a lot of vegetables, such as leaks and bean sprouts, and then roll them in the Pancake. The vegetable stir-fry provides all the vitamins, cellulose and protein people need. Eating the Spring Pancakes can help people find old memories and stories because many famous restaurants, called “China Time-honored Brand,” are located in the center of the old districts. Having grown up in a big family with famous chefs for generations ever since my grand grand-father, I was inborn with the mission of keeping the inheritance of traditional food culture. I used to combine culture and history together. Besides getting to know the food cooking skills and the history stories behinds them, I also wanted to study the vicissitudes and protection of traditional culture. Influenced by my past experience, I would like to blend literature with culture in my study.