Suzhou snacks Qingtuanzi
Green dumplings are made by mashing a wild plant called "Wheat Straw" and squeezing out juice, then mixing this juice with dried pure glutinous rice flour, and then making dumplings. The stuffing of dumplings is made of delicate sugar bean paste, and a small piece of sugar lard is added when filling. After the dumplings are made, put them into a cage and steam them. When they come out of the cage, brush the cooked vegetable oil evenly on the surface of the dumplings with a brush, and you're done. The green juice is cooked with salty salt or lime, after the bitterness is removed, it is mashed, mixed with rice flour ground from glutinous rice and early indica rice, kneaded, and then the dumplings are made. The stuffing of dumplings is made of delicate sugar bean paste, and other fillings such as jujube paste and roses are also useful. When filling, a small piece of sugar lard is added. After the dumplings are made, they are steamed in a cage, and when they come out of the cage, they are evenly brushed on the surface of the dumplings with cooked vegetable oil-this is it. The most famous "Zhengyi Youth League" uses a kind of weeds called "Pulp Wheat Straw" to wash and soak in a basin filled with lime. After soaking for a period of time, it is fished out and mashed, and the green juice is squeezed out.