My British leader told me that today is Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday.

I looked it up, also known as Ash Day, Shrove Tuesday, is the day before the jdt fast, usually around 40 days before Easter, and is to commemorate the 40 days of wilderness fasting in which they are required to repent and purify the spirit during the fast.

On the Day before the fast, it is necessary to eliminate high-fat food such as eggs and butter at home to ensure a light diet during the fast, so this consumption of pancakes became a custom and has been passed down to the present day, so it is called Pancake Day. Some jd countries refer to this day as Mardi Gras because it is the last day to "eat fat" or "overeat" before Lent.

Seeing the pancake cooked by them, I thought of the Chinese pancake my father used to make at home, so I tried to recreate it. The pancake was made with low gluten flour, egg and scallion at home, and was paired with a pot of ham sausage preserved egg congee, which was a perfect match 👍


What is | Pancake Day? | Pancake Day

When it comes to pancakes, our first reaction should be "Jianbing"! The same is true of pancakes in Britain, which are made of white flour, milk, lemon, etc. The British even have a Pancake Day, which is a holiday related to pancakes. It is also known as Shrovetide or Shrove Tuesday.

Pancake Day is also known as "Shrove Tuesday." This day is actually the last day of the Christian Church before the start of the "fasting day" 40 days before the Good Friday, which has a long history and is also one of the traditional Christian festivals.


It is celebrated in many countries around the world, but it is most popular in the UK. During Lent, some devout believers regularly "fast" to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. In ancient times, people used all the delicious food in the house before "Shrove Day". Since eggs, sugar and butter were rare delicacies in the past, people would use these ingredients to make pancakes and enjoy them, which later became a British tradition.

Pancake races are often held on Pancake Day. The tradition is said to have originated in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. On the morning of Pancake Day in 1445, a housewife near the Olney market was so busy making pancakes that she forgot to go to church.

Suddenly the church bell rang, the housewife was in a hurry, picked up the frying pan and rushed to the church, running, while also not forgetting to turn the pancake in the pan, for fear that the pancake was burnt. Since then, the "pancake race" has continued, adding a lot of atmosphere to the festival.

The pancake race requires participants to each carry a long-handled pan containing a pancake, turn the pancake over a number of times (the number of times set before the race) and keep the pancake from falling out. The person who reaches the finish line first is the winner.

There's a pancake contest in downtown London this year, near St. Paul's Cathedral. Pancake Race+ Your city: Google "Pancake Race+ your city" and you may have a pancake race organized.