How long does it take to steam zongzi?

It depends. Steam the raw zongzi for 2 hours, and the frozen zongzi bought in the supermarket for 10- 15 minutes. Pay attention to the quick-frozen zongzi bought in the supermarket. When heating, remove the outer packaging bag and cook with the leaves. Pay attention to steam when taking it out to prevent steam burns.

Zongzi, a steamed food made by wrapping glutinous rice with Zongzi leaves, is one of the traditional festival foods of Han nationality in China. Zongzi, as one of the traditional foods with the deepest historical and cultural accumulation in China, is widely spread. The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and spread to South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.

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.