2. Zongzi is steamed with glutinous rice wrapped in Zongzi leaves, which is one of the traditional festival foods of the Chinese nation. Zongzi, as one of the traditional foods with the deepest historical and cultural accumulation in China, is widely spread. The custom of eating zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years, and spread to South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.

3. Zongzi, commonly known as Zongzi, is mainly filled with glutinous rice and stuffing, and wrapped with bamboo leaves (or leaves, ancient cotyledons, etc.). ), with various shapes, mainly pointed and quadrilateral. Zongzi has a long history, originally as a tribute to ancestors and gods. In ancient times, it was called "horn millet" in the north, which was produced in the north. Glutinous rice is used to wrap jiaozi, which is angular and called "corn millet". Because of the different eating habits in different places, zongzi has formed a north-south flavor; In terms of taste, zongzi can be divided into salty zongzi and sweet zongzi.

4. According to folklore, Zongzi is eaten to commemorate Qu Yuan. It is said that Zongzi was handed down to commemorate Qu Yuan who threw himself into the river. There are many kinds of zongzi. Judging from the stuffing, there are Beijing jujube zongzi wrapped in dates in the north. In the south, there are many kinds of fillings, such as mung bean, pork belly, red bean paste, eight treasures, ham, mushrooms, egg yolk and so on. Among them, Guangdong bacon zongzi and Zhejiang Jiaxing zongzi are the representatives. 20 12 zongzi was selected as one of the second series of food in the documentary "China on the tip of the tongue-the story of staple food".