When wrapping zongzi, put about 25-30g of edible alkali into one catty of glutinous rice. Edible alkali can make glutinous rice in zongzi cook faster and better, so that the cooked zongzi tastes softer and more waxy. Edible alkali can play the role of sterilization and antisepsis. Adding an appropriate amount of edible alkali can make zongzi easier to preserve. At the same time, glutinous rice and zongzi leaves are acidic substances, and adding a proper amount of alkali can also play the role of acid-base neutralization, which can make zongzi taste more fragrant.

Is there too much alkali in 2 packets of zongzi to eat? There is no problem in eating a small amount.

If the amount of edible alkali in zongzi is too small, eating a little in moderation will have no effect, but after putting too much edible alkali, the taste of zongzi will become bitter and the color will become more and more yellow, which will make people look like they have no appetite.

However, if you eat too much food containing a lot of alkali, it will have a bad influence on your health. Alkali has a strong destructive effect on vitamin B 1, B2 and vitamin C. Long-term consumption will affect your body's absorption of these nutrients, and too much alkali will also cause harm to the stomach.

How to wash glutinous rice with too much alkali in glutinous rice balls? If there is too much alkali in the glutinous rice balls, then we can wash the glutinous rice again and remove the excess edible alkali.

Add more water. If you find too much alkali after wrapping the rice dumplings, you can add more water when cooking the rice dumplings, so that the alkali inside will evaporate when cooking the rice dumplings, which can also reduce the alkaline taste of the rice dumplings.

Adding white vinegar when cooking zongzi, adding appropriate amount of white vinegar, vinegar and alkali can neutralize it. So it doesn't smell so alkaline.

When to soak glutinous rice with 4 packets of zongzi alkaline powder, you must soak glutinous rice before wrapping zongzi, so that you can add a proper amount of edible alkali when soaking glutinous rice, so that the edible alkali can be better absorbed by glutinous rice.

If you forget the alkaline water before wrapping the zongzi, you can soak the wrapped zongzi in the alkaline water for a period of time after wrapping the zongzi, so that the zongzi can also absorb the alkaline water.