At the table
Remove the string and leaves; neither is eaten. Cut the parcel into portions and eat rice, beans and pork together.
Ask which filling is inside and how large the portion is. This version contains pork and soy sauce; check wheat and other fillings.
Some versions add chestnuts, dried shrimp, mushrooms, cured meat or pork trotters. This version uses the simpler pork-belly and mung-bean filling.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Some versions add chestnuts, dried shrimp, mushrooms, cured meat or pork trotters. This version uses the simpler pork-belly and mung-bean filling.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory rice and mung beans enriched by pork fat, with a mild leaf aroma.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, sticky rice surrounding crumbly-soft mung beans and tender fatty pork.
- How it’s made
- Marinate pork with ginger juice, salt, soy sauce, a little sugar and scallion, then remove scallion pieces. Layer washed rice, soaked peeled mung beans and pork in softened dong leaves, tie and boil until the grains and filling are cooked through.
Some versions add chestnuts, dried shrimp, mushrooms, cured meat or pork trotters. This version uses the simpler pork-belly and mung-bean filling.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Guangxi.
About this regional connection
Guangxi: Local culinary association; not a claim of exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有灵山大粽吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Lingshan large zongzi
In Lingshan, large zongzi are associated with Lunar New Year family gatherings. Their pillow shape and generous size suit sharing.