The origin of pancake fruit?

Although pancakes originated in Shandong, pancake fruit originated in Tianjin, where various legends about this kind of food circulated. By the Ming Dynasty, there were many businessmen from all over Tianjin, and some businessmen from Shandong brought pancakes, which promoted the production of pancake fruit in Tianjin.

Moreover, the pancake fruit in Tianjin has applied to become an intangible cultural heritage, which is equivalent to determining the authentic status of pancake fruit in Tianjin.

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Historical evolution of pancake fruit

This kind of pancake fruit can only be eaten in Tianjin, or the pancake fruit with Tianjin flavor can only be eaten in Tianjin. After visiting many places, there is no "Tianjin pancake fruit" outside Tianjin. The locals may think it tastes good if they eat it. People always feel that eating in Tianjin is not authentic.

Tianjin has been an important transportation center since Beijing was founded in Yuan Dynasty. Beijing's food is not self-sufficient and must be allocated from the south. Whether by sea or by water, you must disembark from Tianjin and enter Beijing by land. On the other hand, Tianjin has become an important strategic location and the gateway to Beijing.

Pancake fruit is a very famous snack in Tianjin, China. In Tianjin, people take it as breakfast. It consists of mung bean pancake, egg and jelly (fried dough sticks) or crisp jelly, with batter, chopped green onion, fermented bean curd and Chili sauce (optional) as seasoning.

Pancake fruit is more convenient and warmer for breakfast, and it has become popular in northern cities in recent years. It was only introduced into Beijing from Tianjin in the 1980s.

Later, this method of making pancakes was slowly handed down. Now, in most parts of Shandong, people's staple food is pancakes.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Pancake Guo Zi