Grandma used it to wrap zongzi, fragrance all over the building, not even tired of eating for 10 days!

Which leaves can be used to make zongzi?

1. Reed leaves

Reed leaves, the well-deserved king of zongye, northerners love to use this, wrapped zongzi fragrance soft glutinous. Reed leaves can not only be used at once, but also can be washed and reused.

2. Leaves of Phyllostachys pubescens

Phyllostachys pubescens leaves are a kind of broad-leaved bamboo leaves, the color is dark green, with a unique bamboo flavor, people in the south use more. Bamboo leaves can not only wrap zongzi, but also steam rice cakes and glutinous rice on the drawer.

3. Lotus leaves

Lotus leaves are often used to wrap food materials, such as lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken, lotus leaf powder steamed meat, lotus leaf spareribs, etc., it is not strange to wrap zongzi, but there is a disadvantage, the leaves are crisp and easy to break when wrapped.

4. Banana leaves

People in Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan and even Vietnam use banana leaves to wrap zongzi. The leaves are broad and tenacious. After washing and cutting, the zongzi is square.

5. Corn bracts

It is estimated that many people do not know that corn bracts can also wrap zongzi, slightly transparent leaves, soft and tough, wrapped zongzi, yellow color, but also with a little sweet smell of corn.

6. Bamboo shoot skin

In the south of Ningbo, Changzhou and Sichuan, many people like to wrap zongzi with bamboo shoots. Because the outer skin is covered with many brown spots, it is jokingly called "leopard brown" by netizens.

How do you wrap north and south rice dumplings?

Northern four-corner rice dumplings

1. Characteristics

Northern zongzi, small, oblique tetragonal, sweet taste, stuffing with red dates, bean paste and preserved fruit and so on. Of course, you can also steam completely white rice dumplings, steamed and directly dipped in sugar to eat.

2. Practice

Fold the 2 leaves together and roll them into a cone. after putting the stuffing, fold the upper leaves down, cover the dumplings completely, and then tie them with string and steam them in a pot.

Southern quadrangular rice dumplings

1. Characteristics

Southern zongzi is generally salty, rich in stuffing, such as bacon, egg yolk, dried scallops, mushrooms, mung beans, barbecued pork, sea rice, chestnuts and so on.

2. Practice

First fold the large pieces of zongye in half, fold the bottom of the double layer to compact it with your hands, then open it and fill it with stuffing. Finally, fold the excess leaves over, cover them completely, tie them up and put them on the pot.

Triangular rice dumplings

1. Characteristics

Triangular rice dumplings can be sweet and salty, light yellow, barbecued pork and jujube can be used as stuffing. Triangular rice dumplings are flat in shape and look big with less materials. Generally, the rice dumplings bought are of this kind.

2. Practice

Directly roll the wide blade into a cone, fill it with stuffing, fold the upper leaf off, cover tightly along both sides of the triangle, and then tie it up.

Flower friends, what kind of zongzi do you like?

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