A: As I recall, southern zongzi are made by soaking the glutinous rice, wrapping it in leaves with other ingredients and then cooking it in water.
B: With the northern zongzi, the glutinous rice is first stir-fried.
A: That’s right. Then it is wrapped with other ingredients and steamed, making the rice in the northern zongzi more fragrant.
Photo courtesy of Hsin Tung Yang. 照片：新東陽提供
B: Come now, the southern zongzi, stuffed with loads of ingredients, are better by far.
A: 我記得南部粽要將糯米泡水，包裹配料，放到水裡煮熟。
B: 北部粽糯米要先用醬汁拌炒。
A: 對啊，然後包裹餡料蒸熟，所以北部粽的米飯會比較香。
B: 拜託，餡料豐富的南部粽才好吃啦。
（Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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