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Zongzi

Zongzi (Chinese: 粽子; pinyin: zòngzi), simply zong (Chinese: 粽; pinyin: zòng; Jyutping: zung2) or translated as rice dumplings and, alternatively, as Chinese tamales, is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with a range of fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Fillings can be either sweet, such as red bean paste, or savory, such…

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Alternative names
rice dumplings, bakcang, bacang, machang, zang, nom asom, phet htok, chimaki
Main ingredients
Glutinous rice stuffed with various fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
Place of origin
China
Region or state
Chinese-speaking areas East Asia
Similar dishes
Mont phet htok Chunga pitha
Type
Rice cake

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to history · 24
Zongzi → AD, At, Chinese, Double Fifth, Double Fifth Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Duanwu, Duanwu Festival, Eastern Han, English, Fengsu Tongyi, Fengtu Ji, General Zhou Chu, Han, International, June, Local Folkways, May, Record, That
related to Mainland China · 24
Zongzi → Banlam, Beijing, Cantonese, China, Chiu Chou, Common, In Shanxi, Instead, Jia, Jianshui, Jiaxing, Quanzhou, Shanxi, Sichuan, Sometimes, The, The Beijing, These, They, This
related to Popular origin myths · 19
Zongzi → AD, And, BC, But, Chinese, Chu, Double Fifth Festival, Known, Miluo River, New Account, Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan's, Shìshuō Xīnyǔ, Tales, The Chinese, They, Warring States, What, World
related to Description · 10
Zongzi → Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, China, Each, In, Making, Taipei, The, While, Wrapping
related to Names · 10
Zongzi → As, Asia, Burmese-speaking, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnamese
related to Taiwan · 8
Zongzi → Bambusa, Northern Taiwanese, Phyllostachys, Southern Taiwanese, Taiwan, Taiwanese, The, Vegetarian
related to Malaysia and Singapore · 5
Zongzi → As, China, However, Nyonya, Peranakan
related to Museum · 4
Zongzi → China, Jiaxing, Museum, The Jiaxing Zongzi Culture
related to Gallery · 2
Zongzi → ShanghaiJianshui, Variations
related to Mauritius · 2
Zongzi → Salty, Sweet

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rice chinese fillings zong pork leaves bamboo also dumplings eaten made dynasty sweet glutinous wrapped yuan bean paste used china

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ZongziAlternative namesrice dumplings, bakcang, bacang, machang, zang, nom asom, phet htok, chimaki1.00infobox
ZongziMain ingredientsGlutinous rice stuffed with various fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves1.00infobox
ZongziPlace of originChina1.00infobox
ZongziRegion or stateChinese-speaking areas East Asia1.00infobox
ZongziSimilar dishesMont phet htok Chunga pitha1.00infobox
ZongziTypeRice cake1.00infobox
ZongziVariationsLotus leaf wrap1.00infobox
meatinstance ofthe rice was filled with fillings0.80text
chestnutsinstance ofthe rice was filled with fillings0.80text
jujubesinstance ofthe rice was filled with fillings0.80text
red beansinstance ofthe rice was filled with fillings0.80text
and they were exchanged as gifts to relativesinstance ofthe rice was filled with fillings0.80text

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