Thin Pancakes

Thin Pancakes

　　　　People in Wenzhou have the custom of eating thin pancakes during the Dragon Boat Festival. Making these pancakes requires some skill—first, the ratio of flour to water must be just right. After mixing, the batter should be thick enough to cling to your hand without dripping. A thin, even circle is swiped onto a hot iron griddle, producing a pancake about 21 centimeters in diameter and as thin as silk. The pancake is then placed on a flat plate, topped with a filling made from stir-fried shredded pork, mushrooms, mung bean sprouts, egg strips, eel slices, and chives, rolled into a cylindrical shape, and dipped in the savory sauce from the filling.

(Wenzhou)