Zongzi of Dragon Boat Festival
Grandma, let it dry for a while
and help me turn it over lightly.
OK.
I'm going to the street to buy something.
Some sticky rice, please.
Five-colored Glutinous Rice
A little for each color?
Yes.
Pounded Ganba
Fermented Bean Curd
I'll taste a little.
Yes, please.
I'll take two pieces.
Thank you.
Triangle Glutenous Rice Cake
Sir, how much is it?
15 yuan each.
Did you make them yourselves?
Yes, we did.
These are hand-made
with the old crafts.
This is a traditional handicraft left by our ancestors.
This one is pretty.
I like this one.
Try it.
Put it in my hair.
It makes
you prettier.
I'll take this one.
Gourd Bee
Are these cicadas?
Are there bamboo worms in the bamboo tube?
Yes.
How much is it?
35 yuan each tube.
I'll take one at 30.
OK.
Here you are.
Thank you.
Olive Tree Bark
Thank you.
How much is it, auntie?
It's 15 yuan, but I can sell it to you at 10.
A bit cheaper, please.
No.
Fiddlehead
How much is it?
4 yuan.
4 yuan?
I'll take one of each.
Small River Shrimp
Auntie, how much is it?
10 yuan.
I'll take one.
Thank you.
Plantain Core
I'll take one.
Bee Pupae
Brine Boiled Peanuts
Steamed Sponge Cake
Excuse me. I'd like some Merremia hungaiensis.
Pilose Asiabell Root
How much is the radix ginseng?
10 yuan.
Oh.
White Flower
Brown Sugar
Black Bean Cake
I'll take one.
Oh, it's hot.
Yes, it is.
It's delicious when it's hot.
Thank you.
Pretty girl,
would you sell your hair?
How much is it?
200 yuan.
No, thank you.
Thank you.
How much is it?
25 yuan.
How about 20 yuan?
Thank you.
Grandma.
Yes?
I'm back.
Oh.
What took you so long?
There're so many people on the street
before the Dragon Boat Festival.
I bought a small bundle of songmingzi.
It took you so long.
I bought some bamboo worms for grandpa.
No need for that.
He shouldn't eat so much.
Oh, it's beautiful.
It's not bad.
I'll put the things away first.
I just love collecting these little pots.
Grandma, I bought it
because I really like it.
I like it, too. It looks nice.
Oh, you know,
I used to be very good at digging it.
(Now I'm too old to do it.) You have to buy it with money.
What I dug before was better than this.
That was before.
Now we can get all the colorful yarns we like,
but when I was little,
we didn't have such beautiful yarns.
Songmingzi
Grandma, look.
It's enough for half a year.
Um.
Come. Try it on.
Wow, it looks good.
It looks nice.
Wow, grandma,
you tied a little bell to it.
Yeah, to make it firmer.
Hanging Silvery Wormwood
Hanging Songmingzi
Termite Mushroom
Porcini
I'll braise the meat first.
Wow, it burns so quickly.
Stir-fry the Rock Sugar
Spices
Ginger, Garlic, Scallion
Light Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Boil for Three Hours
Onion, Coriander, Ginger, Garlic, Chili, Spices
Fry with Salt for 2 Minutes
Fried Porcini
Fried Termite Mushroom
It smells so good.
Braised Pork
Cover them.
I'll make zongzi with them tomorrow.
Let's have some sticky rice.
Have sticky rice?
Um.
Have you fried all the ingredients?
Yes.
Well, good job.
Every time I go to the street, I buy some sticky rice back.
Um.
Buy it if you like.
I'll go and get some reed leaves tomorrow morning to make zongzi.
Get more sleep and leave it to me.
I'll do it, grandma.
It will rain tomorrow and the road will be slippery.
No, it won't rain.
I think it's going to rain.
It's enough.
Penji.
Yes?
Change your clothes,
or you might catch a cold.
OK.
I'll boil the reed leaves first.
Um.
Blanching
Grandma,
please cut them.
OK.
Penji,
the reed leaves you got are really good,
so green and tender.
Sticky Rice
Purple Sticky Rice, Peanuts
What is the purple rice?
It's the purple sticky rice, Keke.
White Sugar
Do you like sweet or salty zongzi?
Sweet.
Eat more later.
Can you do it?
Watch how I make it.
And then you'll know how to do it.
Auntie!
Yes?
After we eat this piece of ham,
we'll have no more old ham
and we're going to eat this year's new ham.
I still have some old ham at home and I'll give it to you.
No, thank you.
We have two new hams.
This year's.
Diced Ham
Tsaoko Powder
This braised pork is so delicious.
Soy Sauce
Tsaoko Powder
Add a teaspoon of gravy.
Fried Termite Mushroom
A pot full of it.
Fried Porcini
Auntie, have you finished making the sweet zongzi?
Wow, that was quick.
There're two more flavors.
Hurry.
Grandma, you make the ham zongzi.
The reed leaves are green and tender.
Auntie,
put a piece of meat in each one.
OK.
Put in some mushrooms and some meat.
I'll make it prettier.
As long as it doesn't break up.
It has to be pretty.
What do you think?
It looks nice.
Wow, my granddaughter's zongzi is really pretty.
Make them smaller,
or we won't be able to finish it one time, grandma.
I can eat ten zongzi one time.
No, I don't think you can.
Make them smaller and they'll be delicious.
We like zongzi.
Grandma, don't spill the rice.
I just got them together.
I see.
I accidentally messed it up.
Hahaha.
Auntie, I've tied four zongzi of this flavor together.
You tie 3 or 2 of that flavor together.
OK.
Auntie, why did you put garlic in it?
I've no idea.
My elders do it when I was young.
I'll boil some goose eggs.
Cook for 6 Hours
Sweet and Salty Ones Cooked Separately
Auntie, add some water to this pot later.
There's not enough water.
OK, got it.
It's so sweet.
Yes, this mango is so sweet.
Penji.
Yes?
Stop playing.
Keep an eye on the fire. Don't let it die out.
Add some firewood.
Don't worry. It's boiling.
Auntie,
it's colorful and beautiful.
Yes, do you like it?
It's pretty.
These two are made of colorful yarns.
I'll get the garlic out first.
Have some garlic.
It's delicious.
Yes, it's delicious.
It's soft.
So hot.
Oh.
Grandma, I'll fry these bamboo worms for grandpa.
It's been so long. Are they dead?
No.
It's said that they can live in the bamboo tube for several days.
Keke,
do you dare to eat bamboo worms?
No.
It's delicious.
Alright, it's fried.
Auntie,
are they like fragrant ants?
Fried Bamboo Worms No.
These are bamboo worms that grow in bamboo.
It's enough now. There's not much water left in the pot.
These are glutinous rice zongzi.
Yes.
Are the bamboo worms finished?
Yes.
Now let's eat zongzi.
Why are there still some eggs left?
There're some left.
Keke, which flavor do you prefer?
What's its filling?
Ah!
You like it, Keke.
Wow, it looks nice.
Purple Sticky Rice and Peanuts Zongzi
Enjoy it slowly.
Do you like it?
Yes, it's delicious.
Termite Mushroom and Braised Pork Zongzi
This is termite mushroom and braised pork zongzi.
Yes.
Porcini Zongzi
Porcini is delicious.
Yes.
Ham Zongzi
Grandma, this is your favorite.
Here you are.
Oh!
It doesn't matter.
Are you afraid of flying ants, Keke?
Don't be afraid.
Zongzi is delicious.
The water was running out.
Please take some with you.
Take some sweet zongzi.
That's enough.
I'm going to give some to my dad.
Grandma, I'll leave it to you.
Let's go. Hurry.
Let's go, Keke.
There will be no flying ants at home.
Slowly.
OK.
Come again tomorrow.
Let me walk you home.
And then I'll go to the grocery store.
Grandma, close the door.
Dawang.
Wangwang.
Why are you ignoring me?
It's busy eating.
Wow!
There're so many zongzi!
Give them to me.
Dawang wants meat and not zongzi.
I want zongzi.