1 The glutinous rice wrapped with zongzi needs to be soaked. It is difficult to cook glutinous rice, and it needs to absorb enough water to have a softer and glutinous taste. Besides, the soaked glutinous rice can better absorb the fragrance of zongzi leaves, and the cooked zongzi is more fragrant. Glutinous rice generally needs to be soaked in water for about 8 hours at low temperature.

2. Soaking glutinous rice has two advantages. First, the soaked glutinous rice will absorb more water, which makes it easier to cook, and the steamed glutinous rice tastes softer. Second, the soaked glutinous rice can better absorb the fragrance of zongzi leaves, so that the whole zongzi can be filled with the clear fragrance of zongzi leaves.

3. The glutinous rice needs to be soaked for about 8 hours in advance, and it can be used the next morning. Because the temperature is relatively high during the Dragon Boat Festival, if the glutinous rice is soaked in water for a long time, it will be sour, so it is best to soak the glutinous rice in the refrigerator.