The panorama of zongzi species

1, Guangdong Longhuishui jiaozi

Grey water glutinous rice balls are made by thoroughly soaking glutinous rice in alkaline water made by burning plants into ashes, so that the glutinous rice turns pale yellow, and then wrapping it with reed leaves into four-corner glutinous rice balls, which are wrapped in strips without other fillings, so eating it alone will be a bit bitter, and it will usually be eaten with yellow sugar.

2. Yunnan Buyi colorful zongzi

Yunnan Zongzi is definitely the most distinctive, because there are many ethnic minorities, so Zongzi is even more colorful, and the most attractive is the colorful Zongzi of Miao and Buyi. Colorful colors do not contain essence and pigment, and they all come from nature. Buddleja officinalis, Liquidambar formosana leaves, red sorghum and wisteria are boiled into juice, and then dyed into black, purple, yellow and red glutinous rice respectively. Together with the original glutinous rice, there are just five colors, each of which symbolizes the taste of life, meaning happiness, auspiciousness and colorful.

3. Black pork jiaozi in Ding 'an, Hainan.

"Ding 'an Zongzi" is made of glutinous rice, black pork, red mud salted duck egg yolk, edible cooked peanut oil and edible seasoning in Ding 'an, and wrapped with Hiragi leaves. This kind of zongzi is very famous and has been registered as a geographical indication certification trademark in China.

Ding 'an Zongzi has strict requirements, and the leaves of Zongzi must be selected and determined to be semi-old leaves that grow in volcanic areas such as Lingkou in Ding 'an County. Glutinous rice must also use high-quality selenium-enriched glutinous rice produced in the same area; Dumplings must be filled with Ding 'an black pork and salted duck egg yolk pickled with red soil. Because the ingredients are very strict, Ding 'an Zongzi has become a local feature, and many tourists come here every year for the Dragon Boat Festival.

4. Meat dumplings in Jiaxing, Zhejiang

Jiaxing Zongzi is a traditional food with Zhejiang characteristics, which is waxy but not greasy, fat but not greasy. Fresh zongzi is called "the king of zongzi", and Jiaxing zongzi is generally wrapped in four corners, so the stuffing can be larger, and generally, chestnuts, ribs and other ingredients that occupy a relatively large space can be put.

5. Quanzhou Roasted Meat jiaozi

Roasted pork zongzi is a traditional snack in southern Fujian. Its ingredients are very delicate, including chestnut, braised pork, shrimp, mushrooms, scallops, peanuts, lotus seeds and braised eggs. So, it's big stuffing. When eating, be sure to mix it while it is hot and dip it in sweet and spicy sauce and peanut butter.