Zongzi wrapping lesson
asterickpup bought a pack of bamboo leaves from the Chinese grocery, which I think is a hint that I'm supposed to try to make some zongzi-a while back, I had bought some frozen ones from the store for him to try out, and mentioned that I wanted to try making some myself someday.
The tricky part of making zongzi is wrapping them, and my parents weren't any help :P My mom mentioned that when I was a kid, they tried making a batch and couldn't wrap them; they had to get help from a friend :) However, I now have the power of the Internet!-where I found a couple of videos that show how to wrap 'em. I particularly like this one though, where the guy demonstrates how to get the perfect tetrahedron by using paper and tissue in lieu of the bamboo leaves and filling, and ties the whole thing up with a headphone cord :)
Click to viewI haven't tried making any yet, but hopefully they'll turn out OK. I get the impression that it takes some practice to wrap 'em properly, but that's OK; the misshapen ones still taste great :)