Palm leaves can be kept fresh by placing them in water or by freezing them directly.

If you only keep the fresh leaves for a short period of time, you can keep the leaves in water and change the water frequently, which can be kept for up to a month, or you can put the fresh leaves in a cool and ventilated place to dry, and then when it's time to make the rice dumplings, you can put them in water to recover them, and this method can preserve the fresh leaves for a period of time.

But if you want to save the dumpling leaves for a few months, or even a year, you can use the refrigerator preservation method, wash the fresh dumpling leaves, scrub the water on them, put them into a clean plastic bag, and then put them into the freezer layer of the refrigerator, which can be stored for a long time, and when you use it, let it thaw naturally, and then immerse it in water, and then wrap it up when you eat the dumplings to ensure that the freshness and toughness of the leaves.

The leaves of the zongzi is what plants

1, Ruo leaf

Ruo leaf is Ruo bamboo leaves, this plant in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is widely distributed, so in the southern region, most people will choose the leaves of this plant to package zongzi. Ruo bamboo leaves are evergreen, and relatively wide, not only can be used as a home greening plants, but also as a cash crop, after all, Ruo bamboo leaves can be preserved after picking, to be sold as zongzi leaves, but also many areas in the south commonly used herbal medicine plants.

2, reed leaves

Reed leaves is a perennial herb, in the northern region is also relatively common, its stems can be used to weave into reed mats, but also can be used to make paper, etc., rhizomes are also medicinal herbs, and reed leaves can be used to do zongzi leaves, in the north of the less wide bamboo leaves, reed leaves are commonly used as zongzi leaves.