Early in the morning of April 28, Huang Hui, chairman of the Women's Federation of Shihao Village, Baocheng Town, Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, received an order for 100 zongzi from Longbin Farmhouse. Immediately afterwards, Huang Yuxiang, Deng Yumin, Deng Yali and other eldest sisters of the three-color zongzi workshop began to prepare materials and wrap zongzi in an orderly manner. They are wrapping a good three-color zongzi, there are three colors of red, yellow and black, not only the color is bright, fragrant and delicious, but also the medicinal taste is sweet, the zongdough is sweet and smooth, it is an appetizing and healthy food for wind and dampness. At the "March 3rd" market in Baoting in April this year, the delicious three-color rice dumplings were popular with tourists and sold out quickly. Seeing that the zongzi were so popular, the eldest sisters of the three-color zongzi workshop were deeply encouraged, and after receiving the order, they began to be busy making zongzi again.
In order to inherit the traditional crafts of the Li and Miao people, promote the economic development of Shihao Village in Baocheng Town, polish the brand of women's innovation and entrepreneurship, increase women's income, and help rural revitalization, in June 2023, under the leadership of the Provincial Women's Federation's village team and village committee, Shihao Village established a Shihao three-color dumpling workshop and organized women to produce and sell three-color dumplings. Under the leadership of Huang Chunjin, the inheritor of skills, more than 20 women and sisters in the village were organized to join the workshop, which increased women's income. Since its operation, the workshop has contributed 13,000 yuan to the collective economic income of Shihao Village. In order to launch the brand of three-color zongzi, the team took advantage of the opportunity of the Spring Festival in 2024 and the main venue of Baoting's "March 3" to organize 2 sales and set up a booth to further promote and sell three-color zongzi, with a total of more than 40 boxes sold. In the next step, under the leadership of the task force, we should seize the opportunity of this year's Dragon Boat Festival, continue to expand sales, polish women's innovation and entrepreneurship brands, increase income for women, and increase collective economic income to help rural revitalization.
It is reported that the three-color dumplings have a long history, and the Li and Miao people have always taken the three-color dumplings as a traditional food to receive VIPs, reflecting hospitality and friendliness. As the name suggests, "tricolor" means that there are three colors, that is, red, yellow, and black. The production of "three-color zongzi", first use the juice of fresh red orchid grass, turmeric and triangular maple to dye the mountain orchid glutinous rice into red, yellow and black three colors, and then use the Hiiragi leaves or zongzi leaves to make a model, the "three-color rice" is spread on the bottom of the model, and then stacked with salted egg yolk and pork belly and other ingredients, and then spread a layer of "three-color rice", tie up the Hiiragi leaves with cotton rope, put them in the pot, cook them with firewood, they can be eaten, cool and delicious, and they are veritable green and healthy food.
Source: Women's Development Department of Hainan Women's Federation
Character: Wenjing
Review: Wang Chudie