Cooked zongzi can be eaten after steaming 10- 15 minutes. Generally, fresh raw zongzi are boiled rather than steamed, because glutinous rice is rich in nutrients such as starch and carbohydrates, so it is not easy to cook, and it is usually cooked in large quantities.

Zongzi, or Zongzi _, is a kind of _, also known as "Jiao Su" and "Guan Zongzi". It is steamed with glutinous rice wrapped in zongzi leaves and is one of the traditional festival foods of the Chinese nation. Zongzi appeared before the Spring and Autumn Period and was originally used to worship ancestors and gods. In the Jin dynasty, zongzi became the food of the Dragon Boat Festival.