Dragon Boat Festival: Cantonese Joong (Zongzi) Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the big festivals of Chinese traditions. Sometimes, it's called Zongzi Festival or Rice Dumpling Festival. Zongzi is glutinous rice dumplings or sticky rice dumplings wrapped in the bamboo leaves. The main ingredient is glutinous rice but the fillings vary depending on different regions and different family traditions.

There are many styles of Zongzi from pyramid shapes to rectangular shapes to square shapes.

In this online interactive class, we'll make a version of Ploy's family tradition. The protein will be pork but you can use chicken or make vegetarian or vegan. The suggested ingredients will be included so that you'll have options to include in your sticky rice dumplings. We will make the following:

- Prepare each component for glutinous rice dumplings

- Assemble the dumplings

- Steam the dumplings

Class schedule: Monday, May 27 from 8-10pm Eastern Time Zone. Please check the time on the Eventbrite as the Eventbrite time shows your actual local time zone. This class will be online via Zoom. The class will not be recorded. The price is per screen.

You will receive the ingredient and equipment list in the registration confirmation email. Please scroll down to the bottom of the email to see the details. We will send out a complete recipe packet and a Zoom link 6 days before class. No refunds will be given after the complete recipe packet is sent out.

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Who Teaches the Class?

Ploy Khunisorn

Ploy Khunisorn is a native of Thailand. She went to Suan Dusit International Culinary School while she was working as a financial analyst in Bangkok. She came to the USA to do Master’s Degree in Sustainability at Harvard University and Master’s Degree in Education at Cambridge College. She started teaching both in-person and online cooking classes since 2014. With her love of traveling over 30 countries, she has learned varieties of cuisine around the world. In her 8+ years of teaching experience, Ploy has taught over 5,000 students to cook and bake Asian cuisines, vegan food, gluten free diets, pastries, and more. She also teaches in-person cooking classes for adult community education in the Greater Boston area.