1, jiaozi, Changshui, Guangdong

Grey dumplings, that is, glutinous rice is thoroughly soaked in alkaline water made by burning plants into ashes, so that the glutinous rice turns pale yellow, and then wrapped into four-corner dumplings with reed leaves. The four-corner dumplings are strip-shaped and have no other fillings, so eating them alone will be a bit bitter and astringent, and they will usually be eaten with yellow sugar.

2. Yunnan Buyi colorful zongzi

Yunnan's zongzi is definitely the most distinctive, because there are many ethnic minorities, so the color of zongzi is more colorful, and the most attractive is the colorful zongzi of Miao and Buyi. Colorful colors do not contain essence and pigment, they all come from nature. Boil Buddleja officinalis, Liquidambar formosana leaves, red sorghum and wisteria into juice, and then dye it into black, purple, yellow and red glutinous rice respectively. Add the original glutinous rice, there are just five colors, each color symbolizes the taste of life, meaning happiness, auspiciousness and colorful.

3. Hainan Ding 'an Black Pork jiaozi

"Ding 'an Zongzi" is made of Ding 'an glutinous rice, black pork, red mud salted duck egg yolk, edible cooked peanut oil and edible seasoning, and wrapped with Hiragi leaves. This kind of zongzi is very famous and has been registered as a certification trademark of geographical indications in China.

Ding 'an Zongzi has strict requirements, and the leaves of Zongzi must be semi-old leaves that grow in volcanic areas such as Lingkou in Ding 'an County. Glutinous rice must also use high-quality selenium-enriched glutinous rice produced in the same area; Dumplings must be filled with Ding 'an black pork and salted duck egg yolk pickled with red soil. Because the ingredients are very strict, Ding 'an Zongzi has become a local feature, and many tourists come here every year during the Dragon Boat Festival.

4. Zhejiang Jiaxing meat dumplings

Jiaxing Zongzi is a traditional food with Zhejiang characteristics, which is waxy but not greasy, fat but not greasy. Fresh zongzi is called "the king of zongzi", while Jiaxing zongzi is generally wrapped in four corners, so the stuffing can be larger, and generally you can put chestnuts, ribs and other ingredients that occupy a relatively large space.

5. Quanzhou Roasted Meat jiaozi

Shaorou Zongzi is a traditional snack in southern Fujian. Its ingredients are very delicate, including chestnut, braised pork, shrimp, mushrooms, scallops, peanuts, lotus seeds and braised eggs. Therefore, it is a big stuffing. Be sure to mix it while it is hot, and eat it with sweet and spicy sauce and peanut butter.