Do you want to add edible alkali to zongzi?
It depends.
Whether to put alkali in jiaozi depends mainly on the taste of jiaozi. If jiaozi is made of alkaline water, a proper amount of alkaline should be added when wrapping jiaozi.
However, if the packaging is not alkaline brown, there is no need to add edible alkali, because the general method of adding edible alkali to zongzi is alkaline zongzi, and other flavors of zongzi can be without edible alkali.
Putting edible alkali in zongzi can also shorten the cooking time. If you just want to shorten the cooking time, you can also achieve this effect by soaking glutinous rice for a period of time in advance, and you don't need to put edible alkali.
Effect of adding alkaline water to zongzi
1, improve the taste: the rice with alkaline water is easier to cook and cook. ?
2, the color looks good: the rice after alkaline water is slightly yellow and the color is more vivid. ?
3. Convenient storage: alkaline water is alkaline, with strong detergency and permeability, which has antibacterial and astringent effects and can inhibit the growth of fungi. After soaking and boiling, it is equivalent to "disinfecting" zongzi and bringing natural "preservatives", so this kind of zongzi is also preserved for a long time. ?
4, greasy: glutinous rice is easy to get greasy when eaten too much, and jiaozi wrapped in alkaline water is not only not greasy but also fragrant.
What ingredients should be added to zongzi to make it delicious?
When cooking zongzi, don't just cook it with water. Before cooking, put some edible alkali and salt. After alkali and salt are dissolved in water, salt leads to the sweetness of glutinous rice. Alkali can make glutinous rice softer, so the zongzi cooked with these two materials is sweet and soft, which will be more delicious than before.
Is zongzi a carbohydrate
Zongzi, as a carbohydrate, can provide energy for the body. When blood sugar is high, it is recommended not to eat zongzi, which may lead to further increase of blood sugar. But if you really want to eat, you need to reduce the intake of other staple foods. Diabetic patients should be careful not to eat too much zongzi at a time, which will lead to further increase of blood sugar fluctuation.