In fact, it's ok to use hot water or cold water to make rice dumplings, but it will be faster if you use hot water, so you can choose according to your actual situation.

Can the rice wrapped in 2 zongzi be soaked overnight? It is best not to soak the rice wrapped in zongzi overnight. In general, it is enough to soak the rice wrapped in zongzi for about 3-4 hours.

The best soaking time of glutinous rice wrapped with zongzi is: draining time is 30 minutes, soaking time is 40 minutes, the ratio of rice to water is one to two, and the soaking temperature is about 30 degrees. The glutinous rice soaked in this way is white and shiny, with the unique aroma of zongzi, moderate viscosity and fine but not rotten.

Can 3 packets of zongzi rice not be soaked? No.

The rice wrapped in zongzi must be soaked, because rice will swell in water. If you cook the wrapped zongzi in a pot with dry rice, the leaves will crack. The viscosity of glutinous rice is stored in cells. If it is washed with water, zongzi will be wrapped immediately, even the first-class glutinous rice will not be very sticky. Because the water absorption of glutinous rice in direct cooking is poor, soaking glutinous rice before making dumplings will make rice absorb water more easily when cooking, shorten the cooking time of dumplings and improve the taste of dumplings.