Dragon Boat Festival menu (traditional classic food)

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China and one of the important festivals of the Chinese nation. In this festival, people will eat some special foods to celebrate. Next, I'd like to introduce some traditional and classic Dragon Boat Festival recipes to you.

zongzi

Zongzi is an indispensable traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival. Let's learn how to make zongzi.

Materials:

Glutinous rice, pork, salted egg yolk, scallop, mushroom, onion, ginger, five-spice powder, salt, soy sauce, peanut oil and zongye.

Steps:

1. Soak glutinous rice in water for at least 4 hours.

2. Cut the pork into small pieces, add onion, ginger, spiced powder, salt and soy sauce and marinate for 30 minutes.

3. Salted egg yolk, scallops and mushrooms are cut into small pieces for later use.

4. Wash the leaves with water and soak them until soft.

5. Fold the soaked leaves into a funnel shape and put a small part of soaked glutinous rice.

6. Put a piece of pickled pork, a piece of salted egg yolk, some scallops and mushrooms on the glutinous rice.

7. Add some glutinous rice and gently compact it by hand.

8. Wrap the leaves and tie them with string.

9. Put all the zongzi into a large pot, add enough water and cook for 2-3 hours.

10. Take out the zongzi and let it cool before eating.

Changpu cake

Acorus calamus cake is a traditional dessert of Dragon Boat Festival, and its making method is also very simple.

Materials:

Glutinous rice flour, sugar, calamus powder and water.

Steps:

1. Mix glutinous rice flour, sugar and calamus powder together.

2. Add a proper amount of water and stir well to form a paste.

3. Pour the batter into a steamer and steam it on medium heat 15-20 minutes.

Take out the cake and cool it before eating.

Longzhou rice

Dragon boat rice is a very interesting recipe for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the making method is also very simple.

Materials:

Glutinous rice, pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, shrimp, onion, ginger, garlic, salt, soy sauce and peanut oil.

Steps:

1. Soak glutinous rice in water for at least 4 hours.

2. Cut pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and shrimps into small pieces for later use.

3. Add peanut oil to the pot, heat it and add onion, ginger and garlic to stir fry.

4. Add pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and shrimp and stir-fry until cooked.

5. Season with salt and soy sauce.

6. Put the soaked glutinous rice into the dragon boat mold and compact it with a spoon.

7. Put some fried pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and shrimp on the glutinous rice.

8. Add some glutinous rice and compact it with a spoon.

9. Put the dragon boat mold into a steamer and steam for 30 minutes on medium heat.

10. Take out the dragon boat rice to cool before eating.