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The method of wrapping rice dumplings around the thread

The method of wrapping rice dumplings around the line is: bite the end of the line with your teeth, hold the rice dumplings in one hand, take the other end of the line around the rice dumplings two or one circle (according to the length of your line) and then the two ends of the line to tie a knot, on the line.

Precautions:

The dumplings should be tied with cotton thread or reed leaves, and bamboo leaves are also used in southern regions. No matter what kind of things to tie, it is best to tie tightly, too loose will be loosened in the cooking time. Never use plastic thread to tie, will produce harmful substances in the cooking process, penetrate into the dumplings.

The zongzi introduction:

The zongzi is wrapped by the zongzi leaf glutinous rice steamed food, is one of the traditional Chinese festival food. As one of the traditional foods with the deepest accumulation of Chinese history and culture, zongzi has spread far and wide. The custom of eating zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival has prevailed in China for thousands of years, and has spread to Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. The material is glutinous rice, stuffing, with Ruo leaves (or Shuu leaves, cambium leaves, etc.) wrapped into a variety of shapes, mainly in the shape of sharp corners, four-cornered and so on.