? Can banana leaves wrap zongzi?
Most of us pay attention to the stuffing of zongzi, not the leaves that wrap it. In different places, zongzi uses different leaves. Generally speaking, Indocalamus leaves are mostly used in the south, and reed leaves are generally used in the north. It's complicated when you subdivide. For example, in southeastern Shandong, residents choose multi-layered broad-leaved oak leaves as the material of palm leaves; Hainan residents will choose the common banana leaves wrapped in zongzi in the tropics; Some areas in Sichuan are more special, using corn husks; Ningbo and Chongqing even wrap zongzi with bamboo shoots. ...
How to wrap zongzi with banana leaves
1, Zongye. Zongzi can contain many leaves, such as bamboo leaves, bamboo leaves, reed leaves, banana leaves and lotus leaves. Buy it back, boil it or soak it in water for a few hours and you can use it.
2. glutinous rice. Both long-grain and round-grain glutinous rice are acceptable, and round-grain glutinous rice is more viscous than long-grain glutinous rice. If the dumplings are made of pure glutinous rice, add a small amount of glutinous rice to avoid the cooked dumplings being too Q, and of course, according to personal taste. Glutinous rice should be soaked one day in advance, but because the temperature is relatively high during the Dragon Boat Festival, it is best to put it in the cold storage when soaking to avoid breeding bacteria and deterioration. If you cook eight-treasure rice and put bean material, it is necessary to extend the soaking and cooking time.
3. stuffing. To make jiaozi with meat stuffing, the meat should be marinated with seasoning in advance, which can be one night in advance. The seasoning during pickling can finally be mixed with the soaked glutinous rice. The choice of stuffing is inconclusive, so you can broaden your horizons according to your own taste.
4, the package method. You can buy lotus leaves in the south. Lotus leaves are used to tie zongzi, which looks more traditional. If you can't buy it, choose a thicker cotton thread, which is easier to use. For a properly wrapped jiaozi, just tie a rope around your waist. But zongzi is not easy to be wrapped too tightly, and the rice will swell when cooked. We need to make room. According to the size of the leaves, you can choose one or two leaves to use together. In fact, zongzi generally eats the taste of zongzi leaves, so an extra layer of zongzi leaves is more fragrant and tastes more fragrant.
5. Cooking method. There is nothing to say about cooking zongzi. Just cook the zongzi and cook it in the pile of dead people. Not afraid of overcooking, afraid of undercooking. Ordinary pot, boil for a while on high fire, and turn to medium fire for at least 1.5 hours. If it's an eight-treasure rice, it will take at least 2 hours, or 3 hours. Moreover, in the whole cooking process, water should not pass through zongzi at all. If there is little water on the way, add enough hot water. Don't take out the cooked zongzi after turning off the fire. Continue to stew 1-2 hours with hot water to make zongzi taste softer and more waxy.
6. save. After the cooked zongzi is cooled, if it is eaten within 1-2 days, it can be stored in the refrigerator. If you can't eat it all at once, freeze it directly. Thaw it in advance when you eat it next time, or directly heat it in a steamer. Also remember that glutinous rice is not easy to digest, and you can't eat more zongzi, especially at night.
The practice of Vietnamese banana leaf zongzi
The thirteenth monster of the "Vietnamese Eighteen Monsters" is "Zongzi is square and banana leaves are wrapped".
Unlike China Zongzi, Vietnamese Zongzi is wrapped in banana leaves and is round and square. They believe that the round zongzi represents the sky, the square zongzi represents the earth, and the heaven and the earth are integrated and thriving. Eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival can achieve good weather and good harvests.
Vietnamese zongzi contains glutinous rice, mung bean, pork and pepper, and its taste is very unique. Zongzi is square in shape, with two bamboo sticks tied horizontally and vertically, which looks like a field, representing a bumper harvest in the new year, while pork represents prosperity in and out.