The Wrapping Method of Triangular Rice Dumplings
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The picked reed leaves are cleaned. The reed leaves have front and back sides. The concave leaf tendon is the front side (left), and the convex leaf tendon is the reverse side (right).
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Choose 3 undamaged reed leaves that are staggered and stacked on top of each other to increase the width.
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Cut the head of the reed leaf evenly as shown in the figure.
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Bend the reed leaves into a funnel shape, but the pointed ends must be closed without holes. Pay attention to the stacking order of the reed leaves. The upper reed leaves are inside and the lower reed leaves are outside. Put a little glutinous rice on the bottom first.
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Put a candied date in the middle (salty rice dumpling is the meat in the middle), and then fill it with glutinous rice.
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Fold the tail of the reed leaf forward to the left.
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Bend the reed leaf to wrap the left side, and then fold it to the right and back in the middle.
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Round the right corner and bend forward to the right.
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Then fold back around the middle corner and tie it with cotton rope.
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A triangular rice dumpling is packed. It’s still hard to express this series of actions clearly in words. Fortunately, there are videos. Please compare the videos to the text and pictures to understand. Finally, you must do it. It won’t be possible to watch it a hundred times without doing it.
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This is the first time to pack rice dumplings, and I learned from my mother-in-law, so it is relatively easy to pack candied rice dumplings. These on the table are all made by me. The video demonstrates my mother-in-law who packs more difficult meat dumplings.
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To cook zongzi, boil the water first, then add the zongzi and cook for about 2 hours.
Tips:
This video only shares the method of making triangular rice dumplings. It belongs to the category of kitchen skills. It is also a note for myself. You can review it next time you make rice dumplings, so the number of materials is not included.