Tools/materials: 500 grams of glutinous rice, appropriate amount of red bean paste, appropriate amount of zongzi leaves, red rope or white rope.

1. Soak glutinous rice in clear water for 4-6 hours to soften it.

2. Wash the leaves and blanch them with boiling water to make them soft for later use.

3、? Take a zongzi leaf, fold it into a funnel shape, add a proper amount of glutinous rice, and then add a proper amount of bean paste.

4、? Add some glutinous rice, wrap the leaves and tie them tightly with red rope.

5. Put the wrapped zongzi into a steamer and steam it over high fire, which takes about 1-2 hours. Take it out after steaming and eat it after cooling.