
This is Zongzi.
It’s a Chinese people traditionally serve rice dumplings. Labelled as “No. 1 Zongzi in Beijing”, the rice dumpling is made of 150 kilograms of glutenous rice and 25 kilograms of Chinese dates, wrapped with several hundred reed leaves. It will be auctioned off on June 21, at a base price of one yuan.

Sometimes, Zongzi also was made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling. Laotians, Thais, Cambodians, and Vietnamese also have similar traditional dishes influenced by zongzi. Take a look of this picture:

Elongated “Northern-style” zongzi with red bean filling.


