What do pancakes, jiaozi, noodles and Yuanxiao mean on February 2nd?

The correct statement should be that eating spring cakes is different from pancakes: Tianjin pancakes are snacks, and the raw materials are bean flour, millet flour and white flour mixed in proportion and mixed with water to make a paste. After being diluted in a pancake pan, it is rolled into fried dough sticks or crisp with chopped green onion, coriander, noodle sauce, hot sauce and other seasonings, which is mainly used as the staple food of Shandong pancakes, mainly in mobile stalls.

According to legend, when Wu Zetian was emperor, the Jade Emperor ordered that it should not rain on the ground for three years. However, Yulong, who is in charge of Tianhe, couldn't bear the people to suffer from disaster and starvation, and a heavy rain came secretly. When the Jade Emperor learned about it, he buried the Jade Dragon in charge of Tianhe under a mountain. At the foot of the mountain, a monument stands, which reads: The rain of the Dragon King violated heaven and should be punished by the world for generations.

Eating noodles means "supporting the dragon's beard", eating rice is called "eating dragon's son", eating wonton is called "eating longan", and eating jiaozi is called "... can't be rolled up. Spring cakes are not only eaten on February 2, but also all year round.