Lye dumplings are a specialty of the Zhejiang and Guangdong areas.

The history of zongzi is very long, the earliest is a sacrificial food. Zongzi used as a ritual, and not since the sacrifice of the original Qu Yuan. Zongzi initially used as a sacrifice to ancestors and gods. Eastern Jin Fan note "ancestral system" said: "midsummer recommended corn."

Indicates that there was a summer solstice to corn sacrifice to the gods and ancestors of the custom. Corn, that is, horn-shaped dumplings. The so-called 'horn', refers to the ancient sacrifice of the highest level of offerings for the cow, the shape of the dumplings on behalf of the cow's horns; 'corn' is a yellow sticky rice. The 'corn' made of grains represents 'yang'; the 'masked leaf' (zongzi leaf) used to wrap the corn is 'yin', and the combination of yin and yang has the effect of driving away evil spirits. The combination of yin and yang has the meaning of driving away evil spirits and praying for peace.

These people should not eat alkaline water rice dumplings:

1, cardiovascular patients Alkaline water rice dumplings contain more fat, is a greasy food. Suffering from hypertension, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease if eating too much, can increase blood viscosity, aggravate the burden on the heart and the degree of ischemia, induced angina and myocardial infarction.

2, the elderly and children Alkaline rice dumplings made of glutinous rice, viscous, the elderly and children, such as overfeeding, is very easy to cause indigestion, and the resulting excess stomach acid, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms.

3, gastrointestinal disease patients Alkaline rice dumplings will release a gelatinous substance after steaming, after eating will increase the load of digestive enzymes. Alkaline rice dumplings in the sticky rice temperature stagnant gas, combined with plant fiber and long, eat more will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. Patients suffering from duodenal ulcer if eaten alkaline water rice dumplings, it is likely to cause perforation of the ulcer, bleeding.

4, diabetic patients Alkaline rice dumplings often have a high sugar content of jujubes, bean paste, etc., eat usually have to add sugar, if you do not control, will damage the function of the pancreatic islets, causing the patient's blood glucose and urinary glucose rise rapidly, aggravate the condition, rescue is not timely life-threatening.