Generally speaking, the leaves most used for making zongzi in the south are Indocalamus leaves, also called palm leaves, which are leaves of Indocalamus plants, while in the north, there are more leaves of reeds.

When the Dragon Boat Festival arrives, it is the time when the leaves of Zongzi are fragrant. After eating so many zongzi, do you know the name of the leaves that make zongzi? What plant leaves are zongzi leaves? Let Chiwangbianxiao tell you today! The leaves of Zongzi are different from north to south, and most of them are local plants. The following is a detailed introduction of palm leaves. The leaves of jiaozi in old Beijing are generally reed leaves, which are called zongzi leaves when used in jiaozi. People in Guangzhou generally use bamboo leaves to wrap zongzi, and it is better to choose the one with smooth, soft and tough surface. Shantou people usually wrap zongzi with bamboo leaves. Zongzi has the fragrance of bamboo leaves, but it should be cooked until soft. In Shanghai and other places, the leaves collected from Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province in dog days every year contain a special fragrance, commonly known as "Huizhou Fu Ruo".