Full picture of the real zongzi (let you feel the delicacy and culture of the Dragon Boat Festival)

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China and an important cultural heritage in China. Its history can be traced back to the Warring States period. The main activities of the Dragon Boat Festival are eating zongzi and racing dragon boats, which have rich cultural connotations. In this article, we will introduce the food and culture of Dragon Boat Festival to you, and let you feel the unique charm of this festival.

The origin and types of zongzi

Zongzi is an essential food for the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a kind of food steamed by wrapping glutinous rice and other ingredients with bamboo leaves or reed leaves. The origin of Zongzi can be traced back to ancient China. It is said that it was originally made in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Later, Zongzi gradually became the symbolic food of the Dragon Boat Festival. People wrap zongzi in different ways, forming different kinds.

At present, there are many kinds of zongzi in China, including salty zongzi, sweet zongzi, red bean paste zongzi and egg yolk zongzi. Among them, jiaozi with bacon is the most traditional one. Its stuffing is mainly glutinous rice and bacon, which is delicious and deeply loved by people. Sweet zongzi is made by adding sugar and other sweet ingredients to glutinous rice. It tastes sweet and is suitable for people who like sweets. Jiaozi with red bean paste and jiaozi with egg yolk meat stuffing are new jiaozi in recent years, which are rich in flavor and deeply loved by young people.

Steps of wrapping zongzi

Although making zongzi looks complicated, you can easily make delicious zongzi if you master the right method. Here are the steps to make zongzi:

1. The materials needed for making zongzi are glutinous rice, bacon, bamboo leaves and brown rope.

2. Soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 4 hours and then drain it.

3. Cut the bacon into small pieces and mix it with glutinous rice evenly.

4. Soak the bamboo leaves in water until they become soft.

5. Fold two bamboo leaves together and knead them into a cone by hand.

6. Put a small mixture of glutinous rice and bacon into bamboo leaves, and then add a piece of bacon.

7. Add a proper amount of glutinous rice mixture, fold the bamboo leaves into triangles and tie them tightly with brown rope.

8. Put the prepared zongzi into a steamer and steam it.

A complete collection of real zongzi pictures

Here is a set of real-life pictures of zongzi, which will make you feel the delicacy and culture of the Dragon Boat Festival.

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Zongzi is an indispensable food for the Dragon Boat Festival. It not only has rich cultural connotation, but also has a unique production method and taste. I hope that through this article, you can learn more about the Dragon Boat Festival and Zongzi, and feel the charm of China traditional culture.