On the street, not only have people started selling zongzi, but also some people have sold zongzi leaves. Xiaobian went to ask, and now the dumpling leaves are not cheap, and they have to be sold for four or five cents a piece. Ten handfuls of zongzi leaves cost 5 yuan a handful.
In fact, if your family is in the countryside, there are many leaves of plants that can be used to wrap zongzi, and if you are more diligent, you can also pick them now and sell them for money, maybe you can make a little money.
So what leaves can be used to wrap zongzi? These 7 kinds of zongzi leaves are very common, see if you have them in your hometown!
1. Bamboo leaves
The choice of leaves is particularly important when wrapping zongzi, which can not only bring a unique aroma to zongzi, but also make zongzi more beautiful.
And the bamboo leaves are the most classic kind of zongzi leaves, like the zongzi sold on the market, the vast majority of them are wrapped in bamboo leaves.
In recent years, in my hometown, there are often people who come to buy bamboo leaves, and many villagers deliberately plant bamboo leaves in front of and behind the house, so that they can earn some pocket money every year.
Bamboo leaves, that is, the leaves of bamboo, it is an oversized bamboo leaf, the leaves are wide, and the toughness is good, the key is that it also has the fragrance of bamboo.
Therefore, wrapping zongzi with it can wrap glutinous rice and various fillings well. After cooking, the fragrance of bamboo is also integrated into the zongzi, so it has become the choice of countless people.
2. Reed leaves
Bamboo is only available in the south, and the zongzi leaves in the northern region are basically made of reed leaves, just because reeds are a very common plant in the north. Moreover, compared with the southern region, there are many fewer plants that can be used to wrap zongzi in the north, so according to the principle of local materials, most people choose reed leaves.
I believe that everyone is familiar with the reed, this plant is very vigorous, and often grows in patches. Although its leaves are not very wide, they are very slender, and the toughness is also good, so it is also a good raw material for making zongzi.
Especially in the northern region, the filling is not often put in the zongzi, and the size of the zongzi is not large, so the reed leaves are suitable.
III. Cargo
In the south, many restaurants will have lotus leaf rice, or called flower chicken, etc., and these delicacies are commonly used lotus leaves. Because of its wide size and good toughness, lotus leaves are often used to process and make food, and it is also a traditional material for making zongzi in the Jiangnan area.
The lotus leaves are verdant and fragrant, and the zongzi wrapped in it not only have an attractive appearance, but also have a fragrant taste. In addition, lotus leaf zongzi can also exude a faint fragrance of lotus leaves during the steaming process, which makes people have a great appetite.
Especially for novices, the lotus leaf is fat enough, and they are not afraid of not being able to wrap the zongzi well, in short, the difficulty of wrapping the zongzi with the lotus leaf is greatly reduced.
Fourth, bamboo shoot shells
In Guangxi, Sichuan and other regions, it is particularly popular to wrap zongzi with bamboo shoot shells. Just because there are a lot of bamboo in the local area, and the dumplings wrapped by the locals are generally large, and a zongzi weighs several catties, and several people can't eat it all at once.
There is also a long history of using bamboo shoot shells to wrap zongzi in the local area, and the bamboo shoot shell is the bamboo shoot shell from the bamboo shoots, after it is air-dried, it can be cleaned and used to wrap zongzi.
I have to say that the advantages of this kind of zongye are also obvious, and the bamboo shoot shell is green and environmentally friendly, degradable, in line with modern people's pursuit of health and environmental protection.
At the same time, the bamboo shoot shell also has a certain toughness, which can wrap the zongzi well. The zongzi wrapped in bamboo shoot shells have a unique taste, with a faint bamboo fragrance, which makes people have an endless aftertaste.
5. Mistletoe leaves
In Shandong, Hebei and other provinces, it is popular to wrap zongzi with mistletoe leaves, and the zongzi wrapped with its leaves is still a local special food.
The reason why mistletoe leaves can also wrap zongzi is that on the one hand, the leaves are wide and thick, larger than the palm of an adult, and it also has a certain toughness, which can wrap zongzi well.
And, most importantly, mistletoe leaves have a unique aroma, especially when used to wrap meat dumplings, which combine with glutinous rice and various fillings to create a unique flavor.
In addition, mistletoe leaves also have certain medicinal properties, and in recent years, some places have developed and planted mistletoe, and its leaves have also been exported abroad, bringing good income to local farmers.
6. False konjac leaves
In Guangdong, False Konkonjac is a plant that many families will plant, it can not only be ornamental, but also a natural spice, with a good effect of removing the smell and enhancing the taste, when cooking beef and mutton and other meats, it is the soul spice.
Because it has a unique aroma, it is also a high-quality dumpling leaf, which is similar in shape to a pepper leaf, but larger and thicker than a pepper leaf.
Using it to wrap zongzi can make zongzi exude a tropical atmosphere, especially in the vast area of love to wrap meat zongzi, and the meat zongzi wrapped in fake konjac leaves has a stronger fragrance, and at the same time, it can also make zongzi taste not too greasy, that is, it can relieve the greasy effect.
7. Plantain leaves
Plantain is a more common plant in the southern region, its leaves are broad, thick and tough, and it is also commonly used to process and make a variety of foods, some of which are often used to wrap zongzi.
It's just that although the banana leaves are large, the toughness is not very good, if the technology is not good, the dumplings are easy to break and leak the filling, and the appearance of the dumplings wrapped in such leaves is also worse.
In addition to the above seven kinds of leaves, there are many other leaves that can also be used to wrap zongzi, such as corn leaves, corn husks, zongba leaves, hiiragi leaves, and so on.
In fact, the distribution of plants in various parts of the mainland is different, and the zongzi also pay attention to local materials, so the zongzi leaves are also different in various places, and you can choose to use them according to your personal preferences and regional characteristics.
What do you have in your hometown to make zongzi? The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and you can start selling zongzi leaves at this time, if you have it in your hometown, you might as well try picking to sell. #头条创作挑战赛#