In-Depth Guide | Making Chinese Sticky Rice Dumplings for Dragon Boat Festival (Joong/Zongzi)

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Күн бұрын

Joong or zongzi are eaten every year in the early summer to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
In this video I show you step-by-step how to make this notoriously "difficult" food and explain why I actually don't think it's that difficult. I also take you on a shopping trip with me to show you all the ingredients you need to buy and where you can find them at a typical Chinese grocery store.
Make my Popo proud and make her recipe! Full written recipe can be found on my blog: rachelloaf.com/ultimate-guide...
00:00 -- Intro to joong/zongzi
02:06 -- Shopping for special joong ingredients
04:39 -- Prep work (the night before)
04:46 -- Prep work (the morning of)
06:08 -- Cleaning your bamboo leaves
07:50 -- Setting up your work station and last minute prep
11:50 -- Filling your joong
14:57 -- Folding your joong
16:26 -- Tying your joong
20:01 -- Cooking your joong
21:24 -- Taste test and final thoughts
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@JasonChee-xn8vk 19 күн бұрын

Thanks you Rachel for the Tuition!! That's what l really missed the most after my mother passed away a few years ago!! Now l can really make them for myself as the ones a purchase from groceries stores just doesn't cut the mustard!! Thanks heaps again!! Greetings n Good Vibes from Brisbane Queensland Australia ❤😊

@rachel_loaf 4 күн бұрын

Aw thanks so much -- I hope this gives you a good foundation to make some that taste like your mom's

@Potatoislike Ай бұрын

This is cool as heck I’ve made joong before but you make me want to

@rachel_loaf Ай бұрын

ty 🥲

@rachel_loaf Ай бұрын

you should!!!!

@missmyrcene7444 8 күн бұрын

Thank you!!! Your vid saved me. I started making these for my Chinese MIL since buying two at Ranch is now $12. I’m having trouble finding larger leaves though. Is there any particular brand that you can recommend? There are two 99 Ranch markets in my area.

@missmyrcene7444 8 күн бұрын

The packages I got tricked me with big outer leaves visible with skinnier leaves sandwiched between 😭

@rachel_loaf 8 күн бұрын

@@missmyrcene7444 glad i could help! unfortunately all the bamboo leaf brands do that (sandwiching leaves). i truthfully dont have any brand loyalty-i just go with the biggest/widest that they have available at any given time and make it work! you can always stack 3 or even 4 leaves the same way i show in the video towards the end if your leaves are especially small/skinny.

@missmyrcene7444 8 күн бұрын

I’ll try that next! Hopefully I don’t end up with more leaves than I can handle folding! 🤪 Ty again : )

@naomiuwu3946 24 күн бұрын

i really want to try to make these now, they look delicious! i have a question: since i'm vegan, do you have any suggestions on substitutions for the duck egg yolk that would go well with everything else? usually when im substituting something like egg in a recipe like this i add mushrooms, but this already has those. are there any other common vegetables/fillings for joong i could use?

@rachel_loaf 24 күн бұрын

i’m all about experimenting! you can try using some chinese preserved mustard greens or pickles, which are quite salty! salted/preserved soy beans could work too or extra mung bean and try seasoning them with salt since the texture is kiiiiiinda similar to the egg yolks. also…. chickpeas, peanuts, etc! just soak those ingredients before hand and season them if you want the salty aspect.

@naomiuwu3946 24 күн бұрын

@@rachel_loaf thank you!! those sound good. thank you for the video too!