Rice Dumpling (粽子)

Last week was Dragon Boat Festival （端午節）. My mother in law makes rice dumpling every year. This year she made it twice. I told her I would like to learn so this is my first time making them. When I was young, I remembered my grandma who used to make very delicious rice dumpling. All her daughter in laws would gather at her house around this time and they make lots and lots of dumplings together. I was too young then and my hands were too small to wrap the dumplings.

I can't give you the recipe because I think the vegetarian version can be improved. Perhaps next year. Anyway, these are some pictures of the lesson.

Chestnuts

Mushrooms

Glutinous Rice

Wrapping and Tying the Dumpling is the hardest

Done!

Savouring my fruit of labor