[中文版本]
During the Dragon Boat Festival, my mother's friend brought us many zongzi.
The zongzi are wrapped in bamboo leaves, which are harvested from the riverside. The leaves are yellow-green, tied with thin white strings. The shapes of the zongzi vary; some are irregular cones, square at the bottom and pointed at the top, while others are flat and long, about the size of my fist.
First, I untie the string and pull the thread out in circles. The long bamboo leaf easily unfolds. Inside, I see sticky glutinous rice, and a piece of sausage peeks out with its adorable little head. I really want to gobble it up right away. Alas! There’s also a hidden salted egg yolk that I don’t really like.
The zongzi is so delicious! The glutinous rice tastes sweet and sticky; the sausage, my favorite part, is salty and flavorful. However, the egg yolk is not tasty, so I gave it to my mom because she likes it. My mom said, "The egg yolk is very nutritious and eating it is healthy." I ended up eating two zongzi in a row.
Mom explained, "We eat zongzi every year now to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the state of Chu during the Warring States period."
I love eating zongzi! I also love celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival!
Mentor: Lin Cheng
