Bought dry rice dumpling leaves need to be soaked first, and then go to cook. If it is fresh rice dumpling leaves, can be exempted from soaking this step, direct cooking can be. Generally speaking, dry rice dumpling leaves are more brittle, so it is best to soak the leaves before cooking, otherwise it is easy to be bad.

The leaves of the zongzi, there are also differences between the north and the south, mostly based on local plants. Of course, the techniques for picking the leaves are pretty much the same.

Buy rice dumpling leaves should first be divided into varieties, now the market above the general is fresh rice dumpling leaves and dry rice dumpling leaves of two kinds, it is recommended to recommend that you choose dry rice dumpling leaves, so that the rice dumpling leaves more fragrant.

Buy rice dumpling leaves, it is best to choose the shape of the natural, if not natural, it is likely to be the chemical raw materials soaked out of the natural rice dumpling leaves should be pike-shaped, and we have to choose those leaves intact and unbroken as appropriate.

The better quality of the rice dumpling leaves, because after a high temperature steaming, so the rice dumpling leaves will look more yellow color, although the quality is poor, but the quality is better. If the color of the dried leaves is very bright, we should consider whether they have been soaked in chemicals.

Touch the leaves of the rice dumplings purchased with your hand, if you feel the rice dumpling leaves are very soft, so the rice dumplings are better, if it is harder, it is not recommended to buy.