It's time to eat rice dumplings again, in addition to the two major factions of salty dumplings and sweet dumplings, the chefs of various hotels have also shown their skills and launched various flavors of rice dumplings, from Malaysian Nyonya dumplings to morel mushroom dumplings, from giant abalone wrapped steamed dumplings to Buddha jumping wall dumplings, which is eye-opening. It is worth noting that these rice dumplings are not satisfied with the "talented" filling, and the packaging appearance is also surprising, some are spliced handbags, some are cross-border art, and some can also be used as storage boxes.
The rice dumplings in the beautiful box are unheard of tastes
Photo: Courtesy of Shangri-La Group
Shangri-La Group's "Xiangchuan" series of Dragon Boat Dumplings launched this year almost includes the classic tastes of the whole country and even Asia. The six types of rice dumplings that "spread the flavor of Asia", in addition to the classic salted egg pork dumplings and sweet flavors representing bean sand osmanthus alkali water dumplings, the other several are eye-opening - Minnan roast meat dumplings, Hangzhou gang Dongpo meat dumplings, Malaysian Nyonya dumplings, Cantonese mung bean bacon dumplings, many people are seeing for the first time. The small six rice dumplings show the evolution and development of traditional cuisine in different regions to some extent.
The "Xiang Chuan Kitchen God Series" Zongzi gift box was launched by eight star chefs. Four chefs from Shanghai Pudong Kerry Hotel and China World Hotel, using local ingredients, added Jiangnan specialty bacon, Jinhua special ham meat, Cantonese-style steamed abalone, Chaoshan Haihuang roast meat to the rice dumplings to emphasize the local flavor; while the two chefs of Shangri-La, Beijing and Dalian Shangri-La, launched seafood steamed dumplings and Buddha jumping wall dumplings; and two rice dumplings are "brain holes", one using Western ingredients such as black truffles and foie gras, combined with Su-style meat dumplings, and the other using Sago. Produces fruity durian cream citrine dumplings.
The Shangri-La Dragon Boat Gift Box is very beautiful, packed in vibrant green with rich animal motifs. It is said that ancient farmers believed that small animals were the guardian angels of summer and could awaken summer. After eating the rice dumplings, the old man in the family will definitely leave the box for needle and thread. In addition, in tribute to the medical staff, Shangri-La also launched a plain "White Angel" canvas bag.
After eating luxurious handmade dumplings, leave a funky bucket bag
Photo: Courtesy of Waldorf Astoria Beijing
The Waldorf Astoria Beijing Zijin Pavilion has launched a limited edition of three handmade rice dumplings, freshly prepared daily. Among them, The Eight Treasures Sweet Rice Dumpling is a classic flavor, lotus seeds, dates, red beans, mung beans, peanuts, chestnuts, guiyuan and sweet and soft glutinous rice combined, each bite is a sense of satisfaction. The other two Cantonese-style salty dumplings are more flavorful, one is the Iberian ham Yaozhu salted egg dumplings, the marinated pork belly is full of aroma, the rich oil penetrates into the glutinous rice, the Yaozhu and ham, egg yolk superimposed, very tempting; the other morel mushroom bamboo shoot tip mushroom dumplings, yunnan morel mushrooms, apricot abalone mushrooms, fresh mushrooms and other different flavors of mushroom fusion, adding green onions, chicken fat, chicken juice seasoning, with crisp and sweet bamboo shoot tips, salty and fresh with a touch of freshness.
The take-out packaging of limited handmade dumplings is a stylish bucket bag with a high value, light brown, using a simple stitching design, and also equipped with a drawstring. After eating rice dumplings, this small handbag can be used as a commuter bag, which is no problem with lipstick, foundation, mobile phone, or as a prop for picnic photos.
Art cross-border Rice Dumpling Gift Box, put together is a "Forest Song"
Photo courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing
The Limited Edition Rice Dumpling Gift Box, launched this year by The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, is like a work of art. The hotel collaborated with the art studio to design an art zongzi gift box inspired by the painting "Song of the Forest". The gift box is made of environmentally friendly silk, decorated with a three-dimensional bird, and the cushion paper in the box is made of butter paper made of local ironing process, which is very exquisite. There are three Zongzi gift boxes, and putting them together is a complete "Forest Song".
The taste of rice dumplings is also very rich, in addition to the classic grains and fresh meat chestnut flavors, there are also jujube mud quicksand, black truffle Yaozhu fresh meat, organic glutinous rice bean paste, Sichuan flavor sausage and so on. It is especially recommended that the black truffle Yaozhu fresh meat dumplings, the inner filling is attractive, the color is lustrous, and the natural ingredients such as black truffles are integrated into the rice dumplings, and there is a special fragrance in the mouth.
The rice dumplings of the north and south sects do not "quarrel", there are salty and sweet with good tea
Photo: Courtesy of Rosewood Beijing
Whether it is salty zongzi is delicious or sweet zongzi is delicious, it seems to be the eternal PK topic of zongzi in the north and south. This year, Rosewood Beijing debuted its Zongzi gift box, which includes both sweet and savory flavors, ranging from the delicate and soft traditional bean paste filling to the tempeh pork belly filling, which is more suitable for southern tastes.
The two gift boxes are the Zhenyu Zongzi Gift Box and the Liyan Zongzi Gift Box, the rectangular gift box is decorated with blue as the main color, embellished with exclusive patterns, exquisite and elegant. In addition to Zongzi, the Liyan Zongzi Gift Box includes a jar of MIS TANG brand mingqian black tea and a set of tea set travel kits. Go to the suburbs for a picnic during the Dragon Boat Festival, eat rice dumplings while drinking tea, and have a different charm.
Jumbo wraps steamed rice dumplings with double fragrance of rice dumplings and lotus leaves
Photo/ Courtesy of The Peninsula Wangfu
For the first time this year, The Peninsula Wangfu Huangting Chinese Restaurant launched a handmade Cantonese steamed dumpling with a wide range of flavors, including handmade bean paste alkali dumplings, handmade fresh abalone and bean paste dumplings, handmade fresh abalone wrapped steamed dumplings and handmade giant abalone wrapped steamed dumplings. Among them, the bean paste alkali water dumplings are made of excellent glutinous rice, with fresh rice dumpling leaves with strong aroma and soft and delicious bean paste filling, which is a traditional Cantonese taste.
The handmade steamed dumplings are even more stunning, combining abalone, scallops, pork, chestnuts, salted egg yolks and other ingredients, first wrapped in rice dumpling leaves, and then selecting large lotus leaves, the fragrance of rice dumplings and lotus leaves is closely integrated with the taste of various ingredients to produce a classic Cantonese-style steamed dumplings. Of course, the steamed rice dumpling gift box is also very beautiful, the hamper is simple and low-key, and the wooden box is exquisite and environmentally friendly, which can be left as a storage box.
Beijing News reporter Qu Xiaoyi
Edited by Li Zheng Proofreader Wei Zhuo