A taste of Qingming festival at ZJU

Last Friday (April 5) is the Qingming Festival in China. This is a traditional Chinese holiday with a history of more than 2500 years. Chinese people traditionally visit ancestral tombs and clean the gravesites on this day. Another Qingming ritual is to eat Qingtuan, which is made of glutinous rice mixed with Chinese mugwort or barley grass.

Owing to the color of the plant, traditional Qingtuan is green. Now more varieties are available at ZJU cafeterias to satisfy diverse tastes. The white ones are original rice flavor with osmanthus flowers on it. The pink ones are made of pomegranate juice. The purple ones got their color from purple sweet potato. The bright yellow Qingtuan is made of pumpkins.  

Let's find out how chefs at the campus kitchen make the Qingtuan.

Step 1. Knead the dough until it's smooth

Step 2. Roll up the dough and cut it into small pieces

Step 3. Put the filling inside

Step 4. Make the shape of Qingtuan

Step 5. Remove the extra dough

Step 6. Brush oil on the surface

Hungry? We invite you to visit us next April and enjoy the delicious Qingtuan.