What is the origin of zongzi?

Zongzi has a long history. It is said that during the Warring States period, after San Lv, a doctor of Chu State, and Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet, threw themselves into the river, people put rice in bamboo tubes and let fish eat rice instead of biting Qu Yuan's body. With the passage of time and changes, it has become a tradition for people to eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival.

At first, the meaning of Zongzi was used to worship ancestors and gods, because the ancients thought that May 5th was an evil month and day, and sacrifices must be held on May 5th every year to eliminate the plague, exorcise evil spirits and seek good luck. As time goes by and changes, people eat zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a manifestation of inheriting the tradition. There are many kinds of zongzi in different areas, but the meaning of eating zongzi is the same.

Selection method of zongzi

First, look at the date of production and shelf life on the label of zongzi, and don't buy deteriorated zongzi;

Second, be careful about the taste changes of zongzi. If you taste that the stuffing of zongzi is a little sour, bitter and wrong, don't eat it any more.

Third, be careful about the quality of zongzi, and be sure to buy regular zongzi from shopping malls, catering enterprises and supermarkets;

Fourth, be careful about the outer packaging of zongzi and buy safe and hygienic zongzi;

Fifth, be careful whether the way to eat zongzi is correct. Don't eat dumplings that are too sweet if you have stomach trouble, and don't eat meat dumplings, egg yolk dumplings and greasy dumplings if you have gallstones, cholecystitis and pancreatitis.