Origin

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. According to legend, Qu Yuan was a minister of Chu State. Because he was loyal to the country, he was framed by corrupt officials and finally threw himself into the river. In order to prevent fish and shrimp from eating his body, the people put a lot of zongzi on the river.

materials

glutinous rice

pork

mushrooms

salted egg yolk

asparagus

palm leaves

Steps

1. Preparation

Soak glutinous rice for 4-5 hours in advance to allow it to fully absorb water. Cut pork into small pieces, add cooking wine, salt, soy sauce and ginger slices and marinate for 3 minutes. Soak mushrooms and cut them into small pieces, and cut asparagus into small pieces.

2. wrap zongzi

fold two palm leaves together into a triangle, and fold the leaves on both sides in half to form a funnel. Put some glutinous rice into palm leaves, add pork, mushrooms, salted egg yolk, asparagus and other ingredients, and then add some glutinous rice to wrap the palm leaves tightly. Tie the wrapped zongzi tightly and cook it in a pot.

3. Cook zongzi

Put the wrapped zongzi into a pot, add enough water, bring it to a boil over high heat, and then turn to low heat for 1-2 hours until the zongzi is cooked. Take out the zongzi and let it cool before eating.

Tips

Pay attention to the size and shape of leaves when wrapping zongzi, so as to make a beautiful zongzi.

when cooking zongzi, add enough water to prevent it from getting burnt.

Zongzi can be preserved by freezing and steamed when eating.

Ending

Making zongzi is a traditional Dragon Boat Festival food and an interesting handicraft activity. I hope that while enjoying the delicious food, everyone can also feel the charm of traditional culture.