Recommended Dragon Boat Festival delicacies include rice dumplings, dragon boat selections, fragrant rice dumplings and sachets, snow clam and lotus seed soup, fermented glutinous rice cakes, Dragon Boat Festival cold cakes, etc.

1. Zongzi

Zongzi is one of the essential delicacies during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is made of glutinous rice as the main ingredient, filled with various fillings and tied on Ruo leaves or rice dumpling leaves with hemp rope. It has a unique flavor after being cooked. Traditional rice dumplings come in two flavors: salty and sweet. Among them, meat rice dumplings, bean paste rice dumplings and egg yolk meat rice dumplings are the most classic.

2. Dragon Boat Selection

Dragon Boat Selection is a local specialty delicacy, which is specially prepared for watching dragon boat races. Generally speaking, dragon boat selections mainly include pastries, fruits, snacks, etc. Some places also prepare some special drinks, such as herbal tea.

3. Xiangzong Xiangbao

This is a rice dumpling-shaped pastry product with a soft outer skin and various and rich fillings. Generally speaking, Xiangzi Xiangbao is made of fillings wrapped in dough and then steamed. The fillings include peanuts in sugar water, bean paste, red dates, etc.

4. Snow clam and lotus seed soup

This is a food that clears away heat and relieves summer heat, and is also a traditional delicacy during the Dragon Boat Festival. Snow clam and lotus seed soup is based on clear soup, and is boiled with snow clam, lotus seeds, sugar water, etc. It has a smooth, tender, fresh and sweet taste.

5. Fermented rice cake

This is a sweet food made from glutinous rice as the main ingredient, which is fermented and steamed. The rice cake made with fermented rice is soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, and has a rich aroma of wine. Generally speaking, it can be enjoyed with other traditional Dragon Boat Festival delicacies, making it even more delicious when paired with it.

6. Dragon Boat Festival Cold Cake

This is a refreshing food to relieve summer heat. The preparation method is simple. Add boiled water and salt to the glutinous rice flour and stir evenly, then add chopped peanuts, preserved fruits and other ingredients, steam and cut into pieces before eating. Dragon Boat Festival cold cake has a delicate taste and cool fragrance, making it an ideal choice for relieving the heat in summer.