Taishan Zongzi

Taishan Zongzi

　　Taishan Zongzi

　　Whether visiting Taishan for leisure, to see family, or just passing through, many people love to pick up a few authentic “Taishan zongzi” to take on their journey. Since it’s no longer confined to a specific season as it once was, you can now get some anytime you want—just ask around in town, and locals will surely point you to the best place to buy them. Unlike zongzi made elsewhere, the “white zongzi” made by Taishan people come stuffed with ingredients such as salted meat, egg yolk, peanuts, dried shrimp, and cured pork; there are also triangular-shaped ones called “corner zongzi.” As for their “alkaline water zongzi,” although they’re not much different from those found in Guangzhou, locals enjoy slicing and drying them, then cooking them in sweet soups along with dried tangerine peel and taro, resulting in a refreshing and delicious treat.