As we all know, the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year is a traditional festival in China - the Dragon Boat Festival, which will be celebrated through different forms and tasting different foods throughout the country, and "Zongzi" is an indispensable existence of the festival. In fact, eating zongzi was not originally fixed in the Dragon Boat Festival. It is reported that during the Jin Dynasty, in order to promote the "Cold Food Festival" on the day before the Qingming Dynasty, many places conveniently passed the folk custom of eating rice dumplings on the Qingming Festival. Until now, in the countryside of Jiaxing, there will still be lively scenes of wrapping rice dumplings and eating rice dumplings during the Qingming Festival, and the common ones are white water dumplings, red jujube dumplings, red bean dumplings, fresh meat dumplings, etc. Jiaxing Zongzi has a long history and is a traditional famous spot in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Jiaxing rice dumplings are known for their sticky but not paste, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, salty and sweet and moderate. Jiaxing Zongzi is most famous for its fresh meat dumplings and is known as the "King of Zongzi".
In the hearts of the people of Jiaxing, the Dragon Boat Festival, in fact, is a carnival of traditional food and folklore. Many Jiaxing people have a solid day, that is, starting with a hot rice dumpling. Soft and solid taste, rich and layered rice aroma, meat aroma, accompanied by a fresh and pleasant aroma of rice dumpling leaves, all exude the unique ancient flavor of this small town in Jiangnan. Jiaxing dumplings are full of four corners, exquisite shape, rich filling and unique flavor. As a local specialty snack, it appears on the table of Jiaxing people all year round. It is understood that the production process of Jiaxing rice dumplings is very exquisite, in addition to the outer skin of the rice dumplings, the local palm leaves must be selected, and the ingredients are also high-grade glutinous rice and fresh pork belly.
Ancients Cloud: "Four flowers compete for skill, nine zi dumplings compete for new", the wrapping rice dumpling masters practice in just 1 minute, the fastest can "conjure up" 7 exquisite rice dumplings, each 160 grams of rice dumplings floating up and down never exceed 2 grams, at the same time, the unique traditional handicraft charm is also wrapped in it. Wrapping rice dumplings seems to be a breeze, and each step condenses the knowledge of years and months. The filling is uniform, the shape is unique, the corners are clear, the edges are structured, and each one is called the face value! One side of the water and soil to support one side of the people, one side of the landscape has a side of the style. Jiaxing dumplings are the taste of home in the hearts of generations of Jiaxing people! Jiaxing zongzi has only a few leaves, a few handfuls of glutinous rice, plus a carefully prepared filling, tied with silk thread, or drum like a pillow, or exquisite like a horn. Boiling rice dumplings must be boiled before the rice dumplings fall, the water should be soaked in the rice dumplings, until the water is rolled again, then cook with high heat, do not add raw water in the process of cooking rice dumplings. The aroma of the steaming room is mouth-watering.
The peasant family wrapped rice dumplings, which is very traditional and ritualistic. Before wrapping the rice dumplings, wash the bamboo leaves, soak them in water, and then drop a few drops of vegetable oil, so that the rice dumplings wrapped up in this way are both bright and will not be stuck by the leaves. When wrapping rice dumplings, a clean and washed round bamboo plaque is placed on a square eight immortals table, symbolizing the round place of heaven. Inside the plaque are washed snow-white glutinous rice, as well as bright and sparkling red beans, red dates, pork belly and other fillings; outside the plaque there are turquoise bamboo leaves and washed, golden straw. I remember when I was a child, my mother wrapped zongzi like this: my mother held the turquoise and full rice dumplings in her left hand, picked up the golden straw in her right hand, bit the end of the straw with her teeth, quickly wrapped it around a few times, and then tightened it, and tied the zongzi very porcelain and angular. The rice dumplings that have just been boiled have a faint fragrance and a unique flavor. Open the leaves, the rice dumplings moisturize the luster; take a bite, burn them; and the smell of sticky sticky incense remains between the lips and teeth for a long time.
Jiaxing people will make zongzi and will also eat zongzi. For a long time, the tradition of Jiaxing has not only been the Dragon Boat Festival people's homes wrapped in rice dumplings, but also the rice dumplings have become popular and daily foods that are often eaten in all seasons and all seasons. In Jiaxing, zongzi is associated with everyday life. Diners like the taste of zongzi and enjoy the feeling of eating zongzi even more. Friends, Zhejiang Jiaxing Zongzi is most famous for its fresh meat dumplings, known as the "King of Zongzi", have you ever eaten?