Have your dumplings already?

Posted on Sunday, Jun 8 at 7:51 pm

Today is Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duan Wu Festival (端午节). On the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar, people celebrate Duanwu Festival by eating zongzi, drinking wine/tea, and race dragon boats.

Rice Dumpling
Photo Credit: jackyamsc

Dragon Boat Festival originated n ancient China. It is a day we commemorate the death of the poet - Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan tried to warn his king against ally with the Qin, but was unsuccessful. When Qin Dynasty general took over, Qu Yuan’s grief was so intense that he drowned himself in the Miluo river on the fifth day of the fifth month after penning the Lament for Ying.

Nonya Rice Dumpling
Photo Credit: ~Nisa

Rice dumplings are made up of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. The shape of zongzi ranges from relatively tetrahedral to cylindrical. The fillings of the dumplings changes every time as people come out with many innovative ideas.

Photo Credit: laihiu

Mini Vegetarian Dumpling

Mini Vegetarian Dumpling
Photo Credit: FlungingPictures

Karn Sui Chung (Alkali Water Dumpling)

Karn Sui Chung (Alkali Water Dumpling) (碱水粽)
The glutinous rice is treated with lye water (aqueous calcium hydroxide), which gives them a distinctive yellow colour. Karn Sui Chung are typically filled with sweet fillings, although some are unfilled. This is the variation that usually contain no filling and are often eaten with sugar or light syrup.
Photo Credit: 5xmom

Dumpling with blue colouring

Dumpling with blue colouring
Wrapped in dried bamboo leaf, this dumpling is filled with minced pork & mushroom.
Photo Credit: SeetYing

Veggie Glutinous Dumpling

Veggie Glutinous Dumpling
Photo Credit: JayTee

Photo Credit: jamesjyu

Teochew Glutinous Rice Dumpling Roll

Teochew Glutinous Rice Dumpling Roll
Photo Credit: Camemberu

Meat Dumpling

Meat Dumpling
Photo Credit: neener_7

Stuffed Sweet Dumpling Squashes
Photo Credit: vanesscipes

Green Tea and Red Bean Sticky Rice Dumpling

Green Tea and Red Bean Sticky Rice Dumpling
Photo Credit: Australian Rozie

dilo
June 11th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

ooohh..
so yummy..din no got so much variety..
but me love love meat them..piggie moi ~!

thanks for such wonderful post!
Jassy
June 11th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

Hi Dilo.
Thanks for the comment. Did you have your dumplings during the weekend?

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