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Celebrity chef Martin Yan calls zongzi "good ol 'Chinese comfort food," adding, "Every sticky bite takes me back to my childhood in Guangzhou with my mom and aunties chatting in the kitchen as they wrap up a batch."
Zongzi 2009
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To commemorate his death, villagers began making the rice dumplings or 'zongzi' during the time of the anniversary of Qu Yuan's sacrifice, which later became known as the Dragon Boat festival and this is why 'zongzi' are still eaten to this day.
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The Heliocentrics from Jung (also called "zongzi") is a simple, balanced and complete meal of rice, protein and vegetables wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Hyphen Magazine 2010
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The Heliocentrics from Jung (also called "zongzi") is a simple, balanced and complete meal of rice, protein and vegetables wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Hyphen Magazine 2010
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The Heliocentrics from Jung (also called "zongzi") is a simple, balanced and complete meal of rice, protein and vegetables wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Hyphen Magazine 2010
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The must-have delicacy during this festival is 'zongzi', a glutinous rice dumpling flavoured with different ingredients depending on the local custom before being wrapped and cooked in a banana leaf.
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The Heliocentrics from Jung (also called "zongzi") is a simple, balanced and complete meal of rice, protein and vegetables wrapped in bamboo leaves.
Hyphen Magazine 2010
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First pork chops, tea eggs, and tianbula, then it was zongzi, and chicken wings (which are currently on hiatus.) For the latest expansion they were forced to go cold, due to limited space and cooking appliances.
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The latest addition to their Taiwanese menu is zongzi, a Chinese tamale-like snack featuring gluttinous rice stuffed in bamboo leaves and studded with all sorts of goodies.
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Sweet zongzi look just like the savory kind, but in most cases they're filled with red-bean paste and are especially popular in the northern areas of China, says Chef Yan.
Zongzi 2009
accesschinatravel commented on the word zongzi
zongzi is widely available all the year round now; while I do love the special zongzi made in dragon boat festival
May 29, 2014