What can't be eaten with Zongzi?

Zongzi is a food that many people eat at this time of year. It is a favorite of many people because it is simple and convenient. However, some people say that zongzi cannot be eaten with anything. What are the taboos when eating zongzi? Let's take a look at what are the taboos when eating zongzi!

What can't be eaten with Zongzi?

1. Don’t eat zongzi with watermelon

Although rice dumplings are a common food in our daily life, they contain too much sugar, so they are generally not eaten together with foods with a very high sugar content. In addition, rice dumplings are not easy to digest, while watermelon contains a lot of fiber, so it is easy to get indigestion if you eat glutinous rice and then watermelon!

2. Don’t eat Zongzi with Eight Treasure Porridge

Zongzi itself is a food made of various cereals, usually rice or glutinous rice. Some places are used to making zongzi with millet, so it is difficult to digest. Eight Treasure Porridge is usually made of various beans. If you eat Eight Treasure Porridge while eating zongzi, it is easy to get stomach upset or indigestion.

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Zongzi itself is not easy to digest, while fish is very easy to digest. Therefore, you should be careful when eating zongzi and fish together. There is also a folk legend that zongzi was originally eaten by fish to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan's body. Therefore, fish and zongzi are not eaten together in many places.