Tzungtzu (粽子)is a special kind of dumpling like dumplings. When it became known that Chu Yuan was gone forever, the people, living along the river, threw cooked rice into the water as a sacrifice(祭品) to their dead hero. They wrapped(包) rice in bamboo leaves(粽叶), and stuffed(填满) it with ham, beans, bean paste(豆沙), salted egg yokes, sausages, nuts, and/or vegetables.
1、粽子：traditional Chinese rice-pudding。 2、粽子，由粽叶包裹糯米蒸制而成，是中华民族传统节庆食物之一。粽子早在春秋之前就已出现，最初是用来祭祀祖先和神灵。到了晋代，粽子成为端午节庆食物。端午食粽的风俗，千百年来，在中国盛行不衰，而且流传到朝鲜、日本及东南亚诸国。 3、粽子的主要材料是糯米、馅料和箬叶（或柊叶）等。由于各地饮食习惯的不同，粽子形成了南北风味；从口味上分，粽子有咸粽和甜粽两大类。食粽的风俗，千百年来每年农历五月初五的端午节，中国百姓家家都要浸糯米、洗粽叶、包粽子。粽子作为中国历史文化积淀最深厚的传统食品之一，传播亦甚远。
chetcn0948
