Zongzi: A must-try traditional treat for the Chinese dragon boat festival

Zongzi are sticky rice dumplings served during the annual Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Chinese communities around the world. The traditional food, primarily made of glutinous rice combined with different fillings, is wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves before being steamed. Originally made to worship ancestors and divinities, zongzi dumplings became associated with the Dragon Boat Festival because of a legend about how they were used after the death of an ancient patriotic poet. Modern…