The taste of zongzi varies from place to place, and the shape of jiaozi is also different. Most of the northern areas are sweet zongzi, while the southern areas are mainly salty zongzi. So what plant leaves are the leaves of zongzi leaves?
What plant leaves are the leaves of jiaozi?
Zongzi leaves are Indocalamus leaves, reed leaves, lotus leaves or banana leaves. Indocalamus likes to grow in a warm and humid environment and is not cold-resistant, so it is mostly distributed in the south of China, and in the south of China, it is mostly wrapped with Indocalamus leaves.
Banana leaves are mostly used in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Reed and lotus are adaptable and cold-resistant, and their leaves can also be used to make zongzi. Most people in the north will wrap zongzi with leaves.
Zongzi leaf variety daquan
Many leaves can be used as zongzi leaves, mainly Indocalamus leaves in the south and reed leaves in the north. Common leaves that can be used to wrap zongzi are Indocalamus, Phragmites australis, Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens, Lotus leaves, bananas, oak and so on.
China has a vast territory, and the leaves used for making zongzi vary greatly in many places. The leaves of jiaozi made in Shandong are generally bamboo leaves or reed leaves; Guangdong uses bamboo leaves to wrap zongzi, which is very fragrant and can increase the taste of zongzi. The leaves in Guangxi and Hainan jiaozi are generally _ leaves.
Ruoye
This is a kind of zongzi leaf commonly used by us, belonging to the genus Indocalamus in Gramineae. This kind of leaf is characterized by its own fragrance, large enough and elastic. Generally 1~2 pieces can wrap a zongzi.
Moreover, the leaf itself contains an active ingredient. If the leaf polysaccharide has the efficacy of sterilization and antisepsis, it can be preserved at room temperature for 5~7 days, so it can be seen that Ye Tiansheng of Indocalamus is used to wrap zongzi.
Reed leaf
This is another common zongzi leaf, which belongs to the genus Phragmites. This kind of leaf has its own special taste. It is long and thick, but its leaf surface is small, and it is only suitable for wrapping cone-shaped zongzi or triangular zongzi, or overlapping multiple ones.
lotus leaf
Lotus leaf belongs to the genus Nelumbo of Nelumbo. Generally speaking, lotus leaves will naturally think of beggar chickens. The faint lotus leaves are too fragrant.
Its advantages are: broad leaves, large capacity and pleasant fragrance; The disadvantage is that it is crisp, and it is mostly used to wrap four-corner zongzi. The smell of glutinous rice is fresher and the taste is better.
Corn leaf
This is novel. Corn leaves can also be wrapped in zongzi, which belongs to the Gramineae family and contains a variety of nutrients.
Moreover, the leaves have a unique fragrance, and its disadvantage is that the leaves are narrow and need to be superimposed. In addition to leaves, corn husks, that is, bracts, can also be used to wrap zongzi, especially sweet corn.
_ leaf
The leaves of Araliaceae plants are widely used in the lives of people in southern Guangdong and Guangxi, and they are also very large and thick. The famous Zhaoqing steamed dumplings are made of it. Moreover, the word "_" and the word "zong" are similar in pronunciation, and there are cylinders outside the tetrahedron.
Zongyelu
As you can know from the name, this plant called palm leaf dew is born for making zongzi. This tall grass of Gramineae is very common in southern China. The ancients knew that this kind of straw-wrapped zongzi was made of superior materials and convenient to obtain, so it was named Zongye.
Banana leaf
Banana leaves are widely used in southwest and south China, and it is also common to use wide leaves as packaging materials after cutting.
Oak leaf
Oak, FAGACEAE, big tree with big leaves. Although the shape is irregular, the dumplings are still properly wrapped, which are more common in Shandong, Shanxi and northern Shaanxi.
Canna leaf
Canna leaves are very wide, much like banana leaves, but they are easy to tear in the direction of parallel veins and are not very strong.
Red leaves
In fact, there are many kinds of pandanaceae, but all of them have long and strong leaves. People in Guangdong and Hainan have used it. The wrapped zongzi is very big.
Coconut leaf
Everyone is familiar with coconut trees, but most people have never heard of wrapping zongzi with coconut leaves, have they? People in Hainan and Southeast Asia use it more.