Zongzi

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Zongzi

Zongzi both ready to eat (left) and still wrapped in a bamboo leaf (right)
Alternative names	bakcang, bacang, machang, zang, nom asom, pya htote, chimaki
Type	Rice cake
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Chinese-speaking areas East Asia
Main ingredients	Glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
Variations	Lotus leaf wrap
Similar dishes	Mont phet htok
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Zongzi (Chinese: 粽子^ⓘ; ZOHNG-zih), rouzong (Chinese: 肉粽; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bah-càng), or simply zong (Chinese: 糉; Jyutping: zung²) is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Fillings can be either sweet, such as red bean paste, or savory, such as pork belly or Chinese sausage. ^[3]The bamboo for wrapping the zongzi is generally of the species Indocalamus tessellatus, although sometimes reed or other large flat leaves may be used. Zongzi are cooked by steaming or boiling.^[4] People in the Eastern world often translate this dish into English as rice dumplings or sticky rice dumplings, although the Chinese government has registered Zongzi as the formal name in global use.^[5]