The leaves for wrapping zongzi are different from north to south, and most of them are locally sourced from local plants. The following is a detailed description of the palm leaves. Old Beijing package zongzi zongzi leaves are generally reed leaves, used in the package on the zongzi is known as zongzi leaves. Guangzhou people pack zongzi with Ruo leaves, choose the surface smooth and soft and tough better. Shantou people pack zongzi more bamboo leaves, zongzi have bamboo leaves of the fragrance, but to cook soft and then use. Shanghai and other places to use every year from Anhui Huangshan Ruo leaves, containing a special flavor, commonly known as "Huizhou Ruo". Generally speaking, the southern package zongzi with the most leaves is Ruo bamboo leaves, also known as brown leaves, is the plant Ruo bamboo leaves, the north is with reed leaves more. After reading a brief introduction to the brown leaves, we are not curious about why the above types of leaves package dumplings? In fact, after understanding the requirements of zongzi leaves, this question is very well answered. Wrap dumplings leaves need to meet the following three characteristics, the first is a clear flavor, the second should not break after boiling, and the third is the leaf area is large, so that it is good to wrap dumplings.

The dumplings can't be put into the water to disperse immediately, so the stability also becomes very important. As we know, triangle is a very stable shape, and it is often used for reinforcement in life. The four outer surfaces of the tetrahedron are all triangles, so that the dumplings are not easy to deform and lead to fall apart and leak.

The simplicity of packaging is also a major feature of tetrahedral dumplings. Even if you haven't wrapped zongzi, people who have eaten zongzi can understand that the packaging of zongzi depends only on a long strip of zongzi leaves without any modification of cutting. Long leaves can be bent to form a tetrahedron directly after bending, and the outside of the binding rope can also be tightly one will be fixed. Nowadays, there are also some new shapes of rice dumplings on the market, such as long strips of rice dumplings, which are usually made of multiple rice dumpling leaves stacked on top of each other, and are also secured by multiple ropes on the outside, which is very troublesome.

Finally, tetrahedrons also maximize the efficient use of space. Whether you are wrapping tamales at home or commercially, the number of tamales is relatively large. To cook your own packaged dumplings as fast as possible in a stove with limited space, rational use of space for efficient stacking is key. Obviously, the tetrahedron meets this requirement, and its corners can maximize the space occupied and increase space utilization.