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.

At the end of Han Dynasty, millet soaked in plant ash water. Because the water contains "alkali", millet is wrapped in leaves into a quadrangle and cooked, which is called Guangdong alkaline water zongzi. Eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom in China. Hiragi leaves, Indocalamus leaves or reed leaves are mainly used to make zongzi, which are collectively called zongzi leaves. The traditional form of zongzi is a triangle, which is generally named after the inner pulp.

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Be careful of five things:

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 the stuffing of Zongzi, it is a little sour, a little bitter, and it tastes bad, don't eat it again.

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.

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