How to preserve Zongzi leaves? Tips on how to preserve Zongzi leaves

Making zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional custom in most parts of my country. When the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, people will buy zongzi leaves and some rice to make zongzi at home. However, some people buy a lot of zongzi leaves. After making zongzi, they don’t know how to preserve them. Some people even throw them away directly, which is a wasteful behavior. Zongzi leaves can be preserved for a long time as long as they are properly preserved. So how should zongzi leaves be preserved? Next, I will tell you in detail.

How to store Zongzi leaves

1. Zongzi leaves can be frozen

Zongzi leaves can be frozen. After buying zongzi leaves, don't rush to soak them all in water. You should soak as much as you need and freeze the remaining leaves directly in the refrigerator. They can be preserved for a long time without deteriorating, and you can take them out and use them to make zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival the following year. The zongzi will be especially fresh.

2. Store the zongzi leaves after drying

If you soak all of the zongzi leaves in water after purchasing them, then if you want to preserve them, you must take out the soaked leaves and dry them in the sun, then press them with a heavy object for a few days, flatten them and put them in a fresh-keeping bag. This can also keep the zongzi leaves from deteriorating for several months. When you want to wrap zongzi, take them out and soak them in water again.

3. Zongzi leaves can be hung for storage

Zongzi leaves can be hung for storage. You can fold the zongzi leaves in half, tie them up with a rope, then take another rope and pass it through the empty space in the middle, tie a knot, and hang the threaded zongzi leaves in a cool and ventilated place. The zongzi leaves can also be stored for several months without deterioration. When you want to use them, just take them out and soak them in clean water.