Where is the custom of eating pancakes on February 2?

Eating pancakes on February 2nd is a custom in Shandong.

In Beijing and Northeast China, there is also the custom of eating spring cakes on February 2nd. In ancient times, people thought that beginning of spring was the spring in the solar terms, eating spring cakes was to "bite the spring", and February 2 was a festival to revive everything and awaken the Dragon King. The shape of spring cakes is very similar to Longlin, and eating spring cakes is also called "biting Longlin".

In Shandong Province, pancakes are eaten on February 2nd, which is also called "Longlin Pancake". There is a saying called "February 2, rain, pancakes stand on the wall." As long as you eat the "Longlin cake", you can pray for the dragon's blessing, good weather and abundant crops. The pancakes here are different from the "Shandong miscellaneous grains pancakes" we can buy on the roadside. Bread is made of sorghum flour and wrapped in a small cold dish mixed in advance.

Customs in other places

In many parts of northern China, people will eat a bowl of noodles on February 2nd, as long as the noodles they eat on this day are generally called Longxu Noodles, regardless of thickness and type. Longxu Noodles in Shandong, Henan and other places is more authentic. They pulled the noodles as thick as hair, which really looked like a dragon's beard.

In most northern cities, such as Taiyuan and Northeast China, jiaozi is eaten on this day. In jiaozi on February 2nd, most people will choose turquoise shepherd's purse or leek, and leek stuffing is the best. In order to cater to the festive atmosphere of "Spring is all over the earth", the taste will be light and natural. It is the fresh energy of spring to make leeks, eggs and shrimp skins into three kinds of fresh food.

Baidu Encyclopedia-February 2nd