Zongzi is one of my country's traditional delicacies and a very popular snack. Many people often eat zongzi, especially during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival is a very popular custom, so many people give rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. So should we send rice dumplings raw or cooked? Let’s take a closer look below! Should you send raw or cooked rice dumplings?

In most cases, the rice dumplings given now usually come in rice dumpling gift boxes, which are vacuum-packed rice dumplings. They are usually cooked, but they also need to be heated for consumption.

Whether they are vacuum-packed rice dumplings sold in supermarkets or sold on the street, they are all cooked. All rice dumplings are cooked, spread out to cool, and then enter the vacuum packaging stage.

But you still have to cook it before you can eat it after you get home, just like you have to reheat it after putting it in the refrigerator. It is best to eat the rice dumplings that are cooked after you come back. If they are cooked for a third time, they may go bad easily.

Vacuum-packed rice dumplings can be refrigerated in the refrigerator. It can also be placed in the freezer. Generally, it will not affect the food. If you want to eat them in the near future, they can be refrigerated. If you want to eat it soon, put it in the refrigerator. If you won't eat it in the near future, you can freeze it.

Store it in the refrigerator and freezer without opening it, and it will last for several months. When you want to eat it, just open the pot, steam the rice dumplings until they are thoroughly steamed, and then you can eat them. Should Zongzi be steamed or boiled?

The question of whether to steam or boil Zongzi has troubled many people who are not cooks. However, after experiments, it was found that steaming and boiling have their own advantages and disadvantages under different circumstances. Therefore, the question of whether to steam or boil rice dumplings depends on the situation.

1. From the perspective of convenience, you can boil the rice dumplings made at home, and steam the quick-frozen rice dumplings bought in the supermarket.

2. The boiled rice dumplings are heated more evenly, so boil the rice dumplings with clear water and steam the rice dumplings with fillings.

3. Steaming rice dumplings with multiple flavors will be better if you heat them at one time, but the flavors may be transferred when boiled. In addition, if you are worried that the rice dumplings you wrap are not tight, it is safer to steam them in a pot. Who should not eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival? Diabetic patients

Zongzi often contains red dates, bean paste, etc. with high sugar content. If not controlled, it will damage the pancreatic islet function and cause the patient's blood sugar and urine sugar to rise rapidly. The condition may worsen, and even coma or poisoning may occur. Failure to rescue in time may lead to life-threatening injuries. Elderly people and children

Zongzi is mostly made from glutinous rice and is highly sticky. Excessive eating by the elderly and children can easily cause indigestion, resulting in symptoms such as hyperacidity, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Patients with cardiovascular disease

There are many varieties of rice dumplings, among which meat rice dumplings and lard and bean paste rice dumplings contain a lot of fat and are greasy foods. People with high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease eat too much, which can increase blood viscosity, affect blood circulation, increase heart burden and ischemia, and induce angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Patients with gastrointestinal diseases

After steamed rice dumplings will release a gelatinous substance, which will increase the load of digestive enzymes after eating. The glutinous rice in Zongzi is warm in nature and stagnates Qi. Eating too much will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. If people suffering from gastric and duodenal ulcers eat Zongzi greedily, it is likely to cause ulcer perforation and bleeding, aggravating the condition.