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Specialty Food of Zhuang

The specialties of the Zhuang people include five-color glutinous rice, bamboo rice, rice dumplings, lotus flower cake, etc. The five-color glutinous rice is also called "wu rice". Five-color glutinous rice, also called "rice", is the traditional snacks of the Buyi and Zhuang regions, because the glutinous rice has five colors: black, red, yellow, purple and white and named.

Strong ethnic specialties

Bamboo rice is also one of the traditional delicacies of the Zhuang people, using fresh bamboo cut into two, leaving the middle part, open the lid on the top, put the meat, glutinous rice and other ingredients, and then sealed with a lid, put into the pot steamed, the flavor is very fresh.

The zongzi belongs to the food for welcoming guests in the Zhuang region. Whenever guests come to the house, they will be entertained with zongzi, which is regarded by the Zhuang as a symbol of the abundance of grains and cereals.

Lotus cake is a special food essential for Nanning people to worship their ancestors. Lotus cake has three colors: burnt yellow, mud yellow and snow white, and burnt yellow cake is the most traditional and authentic practice.