Chinese 粽子) or simply zong (Cantonese Jyutping zung2) is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves (generally of the species Indocalamus tessellatus), or sometimes with reed or other large flat leaves They are cooked by steaming or boiling In the Western world, they are also known as riceFresh leaves must be soaked for about minutes to an hour before use Wrap food against the underside unless you want the food to be tinted green In Chef Lam Wan Loong's recipe for Lotus Leaf Wrapped Chung , the chef suggests layering, 2 dried (soaked) bamboo leaves, chriscross over the soaked lotus leaves, which helps to keep glutinousTreating intestinal worms with bamboo leaves is easy, boil the bamboo leaves and give the drink to the child once / day This bamboo leaves decoction is useful for killing parasites in the stomach like a worm 15 Useful as organic fertilizer Bamboo leaves are also excellent as a natural or organic
