zongzi
Sign in to saveZongzi (), simply zong () or translated as rice dumplings, is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with a range of fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Fillings can be either sweet, such as red bean paste, or savory, such as pork belly or Chinese sausage. The bamboo for wrapping the zongzi is generally of the species Indocalamus tessellatus, although sometimes reed or other large flat leaves may be used. Zongzi are cooked by steaming or boiling.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Zongzi
- Food.image
- Zongzi.jpg
- Food.caption
- Zongzi both ready to eat (left) and still wrapped in a bamboo leaf (right)
- Food.alternate_name
- rice dumplings, bakcang, bacang, machang, zang, nom asom, pya htote, chimaki
- Food.country
- China
- Food.region
- Chinese-speaking areas East Asia
- Food.main_ingredient
- Glutinous rice stuffed with various fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
- Food.variations
- Lotus leaf wrap
- Food.type
- Rice cake
- Food.similar_dish
- Mont phet htokChunga pitha
- Chinese.title
- Zongzi
- Chinese.c
- 粽子
- Chinese.w
- tsung4-tzu5
- Chinese.p
- zòngzi
- Chinese.lmz
- tson tsy
- Chinese.altname
- Cantonese name
- Chinese.c2
- 糉
- Chinese.j2
- zung2Cantodict, [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/290/ 粽 (zung2 zung3
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- Names
- Popular origin myths
- History
- Description
- Fillings
- Variations
- Mainland China
- Taiwan
- Japan
- Mauritius
- Malaysia and Singapore
- Museum
- Gallery
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
Zongzi (), simply zong () or translated as rice dumplings, is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with a range of fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Fillings can be either sweet, such as red bean paste, or savory, such as pork belly or Chinese sausage. The bamboo for wrapping the zongzi is generally of the species Indocalamus tessellatus, although sometimes reed or other large flat leaves may be used. Zongzi are cooked by steaming or boiling.
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