Zongzi with Meat,Delicacy Sticking to Your Mouth

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Zongzi stuffed with meat(“the Zongzi”will be used in the following)was originated from Quanzhou and then spread to southern Fujiang Area.The ingredients used to make Zongzi are quite delicate and multiple,with quite elaborate cooking processes of.Having a long history,the Zongzi tastes sweet,oily but not greasy,and looks red or yellow as the case may be.Zongzi has been quite popular both at home and overseas for its special flavor.As a matter of fact,there exists extensive geographical and cultural context in the Zongzi made by Xiamen people.Since ancient times to nowadays,Xiamen has always been the major port in Southeastern coastline with great amount of trade contacts,consequently the number of people travelling seaborne getting boomed.

In Xiamen,the Zongzi is not only the sacrificial offerings on every Dragon Boat Festival to remember the death of Qu Yuan,the ancient poet who jumped into a river to commit suicide,but also the food that could feed the sailors that travelled afloat.Since the Zongzi has the wrapping leaf to keep off the flies or other insects and the damp,it enjoys a long expiration period.In addition,it is easy to store the Zongzi at the boats,and it would suit well either cold or warm to the sailors’ preference.Especially those Zongzi with meat stuffing would help cope with starvation.A hot Zongzi with meat stuffing,with some additional sweet and spicy sauce only found in Xiamen and some Chinese parsley or chopped garlic and green onion would make a perfect match that could warm one from his or her mouth down to the stomach.

The famous Zongzi with meat stuffing”Nice Scent”was first started in the year of 1940,and the business was guite qood attracting a lot of patrons to run tord visit to the shop,even if it costs them a further distance Some overseas Chinese anc Hong Kong patrons who have once had or heard of the Zongzi would just carry the basket containing the Zongzi overseas to share this snack with the friends and kins there.

No wonder this sweet Zongzi with meat stuffing,to nobody’s surprise,would become the favorite of Xiamen people who cannot give it up deep down in their heart.