The main raw materials of rice dumplings are tender reed leaves or bamboo leaves from rivers or lakes, which are collectively called rice dumplings leaves. Rice dumplings are generally triangular in shape, and they are generally named according to the fillings they contain.

Rice dumplings contain glutinous rice called rice dumplings, and rice dumplings filled with red dates are called jujube rice dumplings. Flavor varies from region to region, and rice dumplings come in two main flavors: salty and sweet.

Sweet rice dumplings mainly include red bean rice dumplings, rose rice dumplings, red dates rice dumplings and so on. And salty rice dumplings have shrimp rice dumplings and so on.

In addition, there are rice dumplings with different flavors such as fruit rice dumplings, bean paste rice dumplings, mushroom rice dumplings, etc. The most distinctive is a rice dumplings, which contains two flavors of "double-spell rice dumplings", which are half sweet and half sweet Salty. Let's take a closer look at some of the distinctive rice dumplings.

1. Singapore rice dumplings

Singaporeans who love flowers very well also wrap rice dumplings beautifully. Whenever guests visit, Singaporeans will bring rice dumplings dipped in flower juice for guests to taste. This kind of flower juice rice dumplings is wrapped in green leaves into a polygonal shape, only the size of an egg, with attractive color and delicious taste.

2. Malay rice dumplings

Malay rice dumplings is a very traditional rice dumplings food in Southeast Asia, and the most distinctive feature is its shape and packaging. Generally, Malay rice dumplings are tied into three-dimensional squares with palm leaves, and the fillings are also glutinous rice, It is made from coconut milk, so it tastes very sweet, soft and creamy, including nasi lemak rice dumplings and crystal rice dumplings.

· Nasi lemak rice dumplings

Nasi Lemak rice dumplings perfectly showcases the unique culture of Malaysia. The rich hot sauce is tasted in the mouth, salty, sweet and spicy, no other food can match it!

· Crystal rice dumplings

Crystal rice dumplings are new rice dumplings made with sago instead of traditional glutinous rice. The sweet fillings include red bean, purple potato, black sesame, corn, etc.

The sago crystal rice dumplings are crystal clear on the outside and show different colors according to the filling. They look cute, and the taste is also cold and chewy. It is suitable for dessert after meals.

Generally, rice dumplings are made of glutinous rice and various smooth and oily fillings. Not only are they high in fat and calories, but also people with bad stomachs should not eat more glutinous rice, but when we encounter crystals rice dumplings that look like works of art,don't worry about that.

3. Vietnamese rice dumplings

Rice dumplings in Vietnam are wrapped in banana leaves and come in both round and square varieties. They believe that the round rice dumplings represent the sky, and the square rice dumplings represent the earth.

There is also a kind of sweet rice dumplings, which is made of glutinous rice flour into a dough, stuffed with shredded coconut, red bean or mung bean into the dough to make diamond-shaped rice dumplings, steamed and then dipped in honey juice or sugar to eat. Vietnam also eats square salty rice dumplings. This kind of rice dumplings is stuffed with shrimp, duck egg yolk and red bean, which has a special flavor.

4. Philippines rice dumplings

Rice dumplings in the Philippines look pretty good, they use coconut leaves to weave into a diamond shape, but their rice dumplings have no filling, only rice, so the taste is a little drab.

5.Thailand rice dumplings

Rice dumplings in Thailand look better, green in color, because they are wrapped with green rice dumplings leaves, so they are steamed like this, and the taste is more fragrant.

The rice dumplings wrapped by Thais are as small as eggs. Thais usually eat rice dumplings during Songkran every April or the rainy season from July to September. Thai rice dumplings are mainly sweet.

Before wrapping rice dumplings, soak the glutinous rice in coconut milk to make it have a coconut flavor. The filling of rice dumplings is made of coconut, black beans, taro, sweet potatoes, etc. It is small and delicate in shape. Thailand rice dumplings can be eaten by steaming or roasting.