Edible alkali is solid, round and white in color, and easily soluble in water. It is a common food loosening machine and meat tenderizer, which can increase the color, fragrance, taste and shape of food. Adding a proper amount of edible alkali when wrapping zongzi can improve the taste of zongzi, increase the viscosity of zongzi, and make it easier to cook zongzi. Moreover, edible alkali can also play a certain anti-corrosion role, which is more convenient for the storage of zongzi.

The ratio of alkali to rice in 2 packets of zongzi is 38:600.

The ratio of alkali to glutinous rice should be 38:600, that is to say, about 38g of alkali should be put into every 600g of glutinous rice, and about 30g of alkali should be put into a catty of glutinous rice. If the amount of alkali is too much, the color of zongzi will be particularly yellow, and it will also have a bitter taste, which will taste very bad, and too much alkali intake will also have a bad impact on health.

When to put 3 packets of zongzi alkali into the glutinous rice, put it before wrapping the zongzi. You need to soak the glutinous rice for about 3-5 hours, and the soaked glutinous rice will taste better, and the wrapped zongzi will be easier to cook. When we soak the glutinous rice, we can add an appropriate amount of warm water to the clear water, so that the glutinous rice can be better absorbed.

If you don't put alkaline water when soaking glutinous rice, you can put the wrapped zongzi in alkaline water for a period of time after wrapping it, which can also make zongzi absorb alkaline water to achieve the effect.

What can be used instead of baking soda for 4 packets of zongzi without edible alkali? If there is no edible alkali, baking soda can be used instead. The main component of baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and the edible alkali is a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, so adding a proper amount of baking soda can also have the same effect.

You don't have to put alkali when you wrap zongzi, only alkaline water zongzi needs to put alkali. If you don't have edible alkali or baking soda at home, you can choose to wrap pure glutinous rice zongzi, and you can also add different fillings to zongzi, which is also very good.