Bak Chang

Folk Legend Of Bak Chang

After from the Northern and Southern folk began dumplings, from the people
pay homage to Qu Yuan argument.
Liang Wu average (467-520) in "Qi added harmonic mind," wrote: "Cinco de
Mayo Calendar Miluo Qu Yuan died, Chu sorrow every day so far, bamboo rice
stockholders, drowning the festival. Han Jianwu, the long Shaou back one day
to find that person, claiming Sanlv that said: 'when the king see offering
Shenshan but often left behind, bitter dragon stolen by now if the benefits can
neem. leaves plug on it, these two things, the dread dragon also tied the
multicolored silk. 'back according to their statement. people make dumplings,
and with colored silk and neem leaves are also Miluo the legacy. "
Another argument is that people are afraid to eat Qu Yuan's body in the river
fish, then wrapped dumplings into the river to feed the fish.
Qu Yuan dumplings and associated statement, because of its romanticism, and
was widely spread. Dumplings in the Scholars Gough frequently appear.
Yuan Zhen Xia ten in the table, wrote: "Bi Yun rice dumplings color thread,
white Japonica group."
Song Yang Without Harm in Monkey Music Dragon wrote:. "Sparsely
numbered Wang Mei Yu Shu Fang stimulated heavy afternoon angle millet
gold, iris Pan Yu, Chu shirt cut Fitch scenery still more delicate Zhu Fu Chai,.
arm wrapped around red thread. talcum powder incense cotton, silk fan
Windcaller small window afternoon. "
This is the most widely circulated legend, a few areas there are other claims.

Brief Introduction
ZongZi, or as dumplings, as in bamboo leaves, bamboo or reed
leaves, yellow rice or glutinous rice wrapped or other materials, such
as jujube, bean paste, ham, and boiled or steamed food. It originated
in China between the Han, according to legend and to commemorate
the ancient poet Qu Yuan Jiang relevant for the Dragon Boat Festival
to be one of the scene.
Dumplings long history, has appeared in the Warring States period.
After Chu poet Qu Yuan Miluo River himself, the people in order to
prevent the destruction of fish body of Qu Yuan, bamboo filled with
rice into the river, so that fish eat rice instead of Qu Yuan's body.
When becoming the fifth lunar month to commemorate Qu Yuan
Dragon Boat Festival essential food.
Western Jin Dynasty periphery "endemic in mind," wrote:
"Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, cooked duck angle millet." "Qi
Min Yao Shu" volume nine cited "endemic in mind" chronicles
dumplings "cover from the yin and yang is still not dispersed."

Historical Records
Records on the history of dumplings, first seen in the Han Xu Shen
"Dictionary." "Dumplings" The word for "rice dumplings", "Wen said
new laws radical 119" that "rice dumplings, wrapped in rice from
rice Lu Ye, sound." "Wen said Fan": "Zong, grabbing foot also
"convergence is defined as when the bird flew leg claws. "Yun send
rhyme"."Rice dumplings, angular or millet also made dumplings."
Dumplings known as "angle millet", the earliest records to see at the
Western Jin Zhou "endemic in mind": "Midsummer end of the five,
the deputy co-polar angle enjoy millet, turtle scales Shunde note says:
The end, the beginning also, that the fifth of May is also four Chung
is the deputy. vulgar heavy May 5, and with the summer solstice.
Chun-fu young, to the summer solstice month, are also any taste. this

first day of the second section, on mushroom leaf wrapped sticky rice,
mixed with millet to Chun gray concentrated juice of boiled so
familiar, two festivals still taste as well. ...... sticky rice wrapped in a
'rice dumplings', a 'angle millet', take cover shell wrapped with yin
and yang still not dispersed the like also. "
Ming Li's "Compendium of Materia Medica", the clear with
mushroom leaf wrapped millet, palm leaves or boiled pointed shape
food, so called "angle millet" or "dumplings."
Ming and Qing dynasties, more glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in,
then do not call angle millet, and said the dumplings.

How to make the Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Please refer to the video given :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFZ24fAPymQ