Dragon Boat Festival: a traditional Chinese festival to eat Rice Dumplings (端午节如何包多味三角粽子）

Описание: Dragon Boat Festival (traditional Chinese: 端午節; simplified Chinese: 端午节) is a traditional holiday originated in China and occurs near the summer solstice. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar. This festival is now celebrated in many countries and regions in Southeastern Asian. Three of the most widespread activities conducted during the Dragon Boat Festival are eating (and preparing) zongzi (粽子), drinking realgar wine, and racing dragon boats.

The most notable part of celebrating Dragon Boat Festival is making and eating zongzi (Traditional Chinese Rice Dumpling) with family members and friends. People traditionally wrap zongzi in leaves of reed, bamboo, forming many different shapes including pyramid shape. The leaves also give a special aroma and flavor to the sticky rice and fillings. Choices of fillings vary depending on regions. Northern regions in China prefer sweet or dessert-styled zongzi, with bean paste, jujube and nuts as fillings. Southern regions in China prefer savory zongzi, with a variety of fillings including marinated pork belly, sausage and salted duck eggs.

The reason why the Chinese eat zongzi on this special day has many statements. The folk version is to hold a memorial ceremony for Quyuan. While in fact, Zongzi has been regarded as oblation for the ancestor even before Chunqiu period. From the Jin dynasty, Zongzi offically became the festival food and long last until now.

In this video we are going to show you how to make pyramid shaped zongzi with three different flavors.

(Statement were cited and edited from Wikipedia)