Pancake perfection: the skill behind Northeast China's delicacy

"Mastering the heat requires rich experience," said Liu. "It takes at least five or six years to get the best thickness and evenness of the pancakes."

The couple can produce five to six hundred pancakes daily, earning up to 1,000 yuan ($138.14) on the busiest days.

The Wojikou pancake recipe has a history of over 300 years and is listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage.

Every household in the village possesses the traditional craftsmanship of pancake making.

There are over 200 households in Wojikou's pancake industry, producing over 1,000 metric tons of pancakes annually, with an annual output value of 4 million yuan.

They have registered two pancake trademarks - Wojikou and Woji - and their pancakes have been sold in cities across the province, Beijing, Shanghai and foreign countries such as Singapore.