At first, the boiled rice cooked by fishermen in Laozishan Town was very simple. Because of poverty and frequent bandits, fishermen just wrap steamed rice with lotus leaves to facilitate carrying and fleeing. After liberation, they lived a stable life and engaged in water fishing and aquaculture in the lake area. Fishermen collect fresh lotus leaves, wrap the rice soaked in water and cook it in a pot. After cooking, they look like zongzi, mainly to take them to lunch. With the continuous improvement of fishermen's living standards, boiled rice has also been injected with new content. Some rice contains salted fish and bacon, melon seeds or red dates. Boiled rice is more delicious and has become a brand in local food culture.

It is reported that boiled poached rice wrapped in fresh lotus leaves is not only fragrant, but also has not deteriorated for several days, and has become a favorite food for tourists. As a brand of food culture, Hongze Lake's "boiled rice" is under development. Tens of thousands of acres of lotus in the lake area have become an inexhaustible natural seasoning for making boiled rice. The people of Laozishan, who are marching to build a national 4A-level tourist attraction, will surely make Hongze Lake "boiled rice" fragrant with their open-minded hospitality and innovative spirit of inheriting fine traditions and advancing with the times.