How to make beautiful rice dumplings: hot topics and practical tips on the Internet in the past 10 days
As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, making rice dumplings has become one of the hot topics on the Internet recently. Whether it is traditional techniques or creative shapes, how to make beautiful and delicious rice dumplings has attracted much attention. The following is a practical guide compiled based on hot topics in the past 10 days to help you easily master the method of wrapping high-looking rice dumplings.
1. An inventory of recent popular rice dumpling-related topics

| Ranking | Topic keywords | heat index | Main platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creative rice dumpling shapes | 92,000 | Douyin/Xiaohongshu |
| 2 | Crystal Zongzi Tutorial | 78,000 | Station B/Weibo |
| 3 | Zongzi leaf selection tips | 65,000 | Zhihu/Baidu |
| 4 | Internet celebrity rice dumpling color matching | 59,000 | little red book |
2. Necessary ingredients for high-looking rice dumplings
| Material type | Recommended choice | Aesthetic points |
|---|---|---|
| Zong leaves | Fresh bamboo leaves/ruo leaves | Uniform size without damage |
| tie rope | Colored cotton thread/hemp rope | Match the color of the filling |
| glutinous rice | Three-color glutinous rice (white/purple/yellow) | Layered wrapping is more three-dimensional |
3. Step-by-step illustrations of 5 popular packaging methods
1.Classic four-cornered rice dumpling: Choose two rice dumpling leaves and stack them crosswise, fold them into a funnel shape, add the fillings and press them tightly, fold the long leaf stalks back to cover them, and tie them crosswise with a rope.
2.Internet celebrity cone-shaped rice dumplings: A single rice dumpling leaf is rolled into an ice cream cone shape, filled with fillings until it is nine-tenths full, and the top rice dumpling leaf is folded down and spirally wrapped with a string.
3.Creative pyramid rice dumplings: Three rice dumpling leaves are arranged in a star shape, and the six sides are folded in sequence to form a geometric shape, suitable for wrapping sweet fillings.
4.Mini rice dumplings: Use trimmed small rice dumpling leaves, each rice dumpling is controlled to about 30 grams, suitable for making into colorful gift boxes.
5.Crystal rice dumpling wrapping method
4. 3 detailed techniques to improve aesthetics
1.Zong leaf pretreatment: Boil with light salt water and soak in cold water, which can sterilize and keep the leaves bright green.
2.strapping art: Try decorative tying methods such as bow knots and Chinese knots. Pay attention to keeping the distance between the ropes 1 cm.
3.Layering of fillings: The salty rice dumplings can be made with a sandwich structure of "glutinous rice-fillings-glutinous rice", and the sweet rice dumplings can be made with a two-color glutinous rice gradient effect.
5. Solutions to common problems
| Problem phenomenon | Cause analysis | Improvement method |
|---|---|---|
| Deformed after cooking | Not tied tightly enough | Use double strand rope for reinforcement |
| Yellowing of leaves | Steaming time is too long | Control no more than 2 hours |
| Not clear-cut | Insufficient folding force | Use molds to assist in shaping |
After mastering these skills, you might as well try creatively arranging the wrapped rice dumplings, and take pictures with Dragon Boat Festival elements such as mugwort and sachets. Sharing them on social platforms will definitely gain a lot of likes. Remember that beautiful rice dumplings must not only be exquisite in appearance, but also ensure that the ingredients are fresh and hygienic and safe. I wish everyone can make delicious Dragon Boat Festival dishes that are both beautiful and delicious!
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