1 It takes about 8 hours to soak the leaves of Zongzi. Under normal circumstances, the leaves wrapped in zongzi should be soaked in water in advance, which will be softer and more convenient to wrap zongzi. Generally, it is soaked for one night, about 8 hours.

2. You can use cold water or hot water for the leaves of rice dumplings. Because the bought zongzi leaves are dry and brittle, they need to be soaked and cleaned with water, so that not only the zongzi leaves become tough but also clean.