Is it necessary to eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival? Introduction to the taboos of eating Zongzi
Zongzi is one of the traditional foods of the Dragon Boat Festival. Eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival is also quite common. So, let’s take a look at, is it necessary to eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival? The fifth month of the lunar calendar is a time when spring is coming to an end but summer is yet to begin. Mr. Shui Mo takes you to experience every day of the fifth lunar month of 2021.Is it necessary to eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?It doesn’t mean that you have to eat rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival, but because rice dumplings are one of the traditional foods of the Dragon Boat Festival, eating rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival is quite common.The original intention of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival was to commemorate Qu Yuan, so many regions have the custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival. If you don’t like eating zongzi, you don’t need to force yourself. It doesn’t mean that not eating zongzi will have a bad impact. So, you can choose not to eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival. Zongzi has a long history and was originally used as an offering to ancestor gods. Due to different eating habits in different places, rice dumplings have formed northern and southern flavors; in terms of taste, there are two types of rice dumplings: salty and sweet. The custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years. It has become one of the most influential and widespread folk food customs of the Chinese nation, and has spread to Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. Introduction to the taboos of eating Zongzi1. Zongzi should not be eaten cold, it must be eaten while hot. The main ingredient of zongzi is glutinous rice, which has a high content of amylopectin. After glutinous rice is heated, the amylopectin will gelatinize, which is conducive to the decomposition by digestive enzymes and makes it easier to digest; once cooled, the starch will age and regenerate, the coagulation between molecules will be strengthened, and it will not be easy to digest.2. When eating rice dumplings, you should eat them with cold vegetables and fruit salad to relieve gastrointestinal discomfort. 3. The rice dumplings must be fully heated and cooked until they become soft before eating. 4. If you have stomach problems, you can choose white rice dumplings. Don’t dip them in sugar and don’t eat them too sweet. 5. Patients with gallstones, cholecystitis and pancreatitis should not eat meat dumplings, egg yolk dumplings and other dumplings with high fat and protein content. 6. Heat thoroughly until soft before eating. |
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