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Can zongzi be steamed?

Zongzi can be steamed. Method of steaming zongzi: put a proper amount of drinking water in a pot with a steaming rack, put the zongzi on the steaming rack and put it in water to cook, and keep it for 14 minutes after heating to boiling (it takes 20 minutes for quick freezing of zongzi).

Zongzi, commonly known as Zongzi, is mainly made of glutinous rice and stuffing, and is wrapped with bamboo leaves (or Hiragi leaves, bamboo leaves, etc.). ) and has 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.