Another video in our series - How to cook chinese food. In this lesson, the chef of the best restaurant in Xi'an - Chang An No.1, teaches how to cook rice dumpling - zongzi.
In the month of May, there is a very special Chinese festival – Dragon Boat Festival. It is intended to honour one of the greatest poets in Chinese history – Qu Yuan. It is a custom to eat Rice Dumpling in this festival.
农历五月初五是中国传统的“端午节”, 中国人非常重视这个节日,无论从穿戴、饮食、娱乐上都非常讲究。在这一天人们会有很多活动安排,例如:吃粽子,赛龙舟,挂艾叶,喝雄黄酒。据说,吃粽子和赛龙舟,是为了纪念战国楚人屈原,因此端午节又有“诗人节”之说,唐宋很多名人作诗词来赞颂屈原的爱国精神。至今许多南方人依然每年这天都要举行祭奠屈原仪式,寄托人们的哀思。
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