Spring Onion Pancakes

Pancakes are familiar items in practically every cuisine. This particular type is popular in northern China, where winters are cold and harsh. They are slightly doughy and heavy but are nonetheless delicious and especially appropriate on cold winter days. In China, they are eaten with noodle soup or rice gruel in the mornings. Western habits and palates find them more suitable as starters or snacks with drinks. Pan-fried in oil with spring onion and sesame oil, these pancakes have an entici