Information about zongzi

1, Zongzi, a steamed food wrapped in glutinous rice leaves, is one of the traditional festival foods of Han nationality in China. Zongzi, as one of the traditional foods with the deepest historical and cultural accumulation in China, is widely spread. The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and spread to South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.

2. Zongzi, commonly known as Zongzi, mainly takes glutinous rice and stuffing as raw materials, and is wrapped with bamboo leaves (or Hiragi leaves, bamboo leaves, etc.). ), with various shapes, mainly pointed and quadrilateral. Zongzi has a long history, originally as a tribute to ancestors and gods. North and South have different names. Millet is produced in the north, and glutinous rice is made into zongzi, which is angular. In ancient north, it was called "corn millet". Because of the different eating habits in different places, zongzi has formed a north-south flavor; In terms of taste, zongzi can be divided into salty zongzi and sweet zongzi.

There are many kinds of zongzi. Judging from the stuffing, there are Beijing jujube zongzi with dates in the north; In the south, there are many kinds of fillings, such as mung bean, pork belly, red bean paste, eight-treasure porridge, ham and mushroom egg yolk, among which Guangdong bacon zongzi and Zhejiang Jiaxing zongzi are the representatives. 20 12 zongzi was selected as one of the second series of food in the documentary "China on the tip of the tongue-the story of staple food".