Dumpling day| Duan Wu Jie
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Today is actually not a day to celebrate because this is the day to remember a patriotic poet by the name of Qu Yuan who committed suicide 2500 years ago who wanted to send a strong protest to the King of Chu Guo in China for not listening to his advice in governing the state.
He was drown in the river and the prople who loved and respected him sent out boats to look for his body and at the same time thrown rice dumling packed in bamboo leaves to feed the fishes in the river hoping to preserved his body from fish bites.
This is how the tradition of Dragon Boat race and the making of Rice Dumplings has passed down from generation to generation to remember this great poet.
There are many types of rice dumpling or “zong zhi ” from the many clans of Chinese. The most popular is none other than this glutinous rice dumpling wrapping up the stewed pork, chestnuts, dried prawns and salted egg yolk.
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