Jiaxing Zongzi, a traditional famous spot of Han nationality in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, has a long history. Jiaxing Zongzi is famous for its waxy but not paste, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, and moderate salty and sweet. Especially fresh meat zongzi is the most famous, known as the "king of zongzi". Jiaxing Zongzi is loved by tourists because of its delicious taste, convenient carrying and eating, and is known as "Oriental fast food".

Historical origin:

Jiaxing Zongzi has a long history. Six or seven thousand years ago, our ancestors gave birth to Majiabang culture, the representative of Neolithic culture in early Jiaxing Zongzi period in Taihu Lake basin in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which is one of the sources of ancient Chinese civilization and one of the earliest origins of rice cultivation in China.

Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jiaxing has developed into the most important rice-growing area in the history of China, and is known as the "granary of the world". Tang Li Han said in "Jiaxing's Political Achievements in Reclaiming Farmland": "Jiahe is a good place, and Jianghuai is healthy; "When Jiahe apologized, Jianghuai saved it." Yaoguang Xu, the magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture in Qing Dynasty, mentioned in Volume 33 of Jiaxing Prefecture Records:/kloc-In the middle of the 9th century, there were more than 30 varieties of glutinous rice produced in Jiaxing Prefecture, such as white shell, black glutinous rice, chicken feet, shrimp whiskers, crab claws, fragrant glutinous rice, aged glutinous rice, reed glutinous rice and sheep fat glutinous rice.

At the same time, Jiaxing is also an important commercial pig production base in China, with high yield and quality of broilers and fresh eggs. These rich and high-quality raw materials of agricultural and sideline products have created very favorable conditions for the development of various kinds of rice dumplings, which is also an important factor that later formed the unique quality of Wufangzhai rice dumplings.

Wufangzhai Zongzi is known as the "King of Zongzi in the South of the Yangtze River", which is famous for its waxy but not rotten, fat but not greasy, tender and fragrant meat and moderate salty and sweet taste. Wufangzhai Zongzi is refined according to the traditional formula, and the selection of materials is very particular. The meat Zongzi is made of the first-class white glutinous rice, lean hind legs and Huizhou Fu Ruo, while the sweet Zongzi is made of the first-class red beans "Dahongpao", which is refined through many processes such as batching, seasoning, dressing and cooking. There are dozens of varieties of rice dumplings in Wufangzhai, Jiaxing, such as meat dumplings, red bean paste and egg yolk. 1987- 1989 won the "Jade Rabbit Award", "Gold Award of the First China Food Expo" and "Jinding Award" of the Ministry of Commerce for three consecutive years.

Nowadays, Jiaxing Wufangzhai Zongzi is deeply loved by tourists because of its delicious taste, convenient carrying and eating, and is known as "Oriental fast food". 1995 A new Wufangzhai Zongzi Factory covering an area of 20 mu was built, which led to the large-scale and intensive development of Zongzi production. 1997 expanded the production scale of Zongzi again, making the daily output of Zongzi reach 500,000. At the same time, the products have developed from several kinds to nearly one hundred kinds now. Products are exported to Japan, Southeast Asia and other places, and also won the honorary titles such as the first domestic product quality award and the 96 China Food Expo Gold Award.

Jiaxing is rich in zongzi, which is most famous for its "Wufangzhai". More than 50 years ago, people put the crown of "King of Zongzi" on its head, and the little Zongzi became a symbol of Jiaxing, the hometown of rice, and was praised as "the representative of food culture and the messenger of foreign exchange".