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Expats learn how to make zongzi at Guangzhou Restaurant

eguangzhou.gov.cn | Updated:2018-06-15

A group of overseas students and expats working in Guangzhou gathered in Guangzhou Restaurant on June 13 for special festivities related to the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival.

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Expats learn how to make zongzi from a Guangzhou Restaurant chef. [Photo/gzdaily.dayoo.com]

During the festivities, the foreigners were briefed about the history of zongzi (or rice dumplings, a traditional snack for the Dragon Boat Festival) through videos and were taught how to make them by famous chefs.

Guangzhou Restaurant is a garden-style restaurant. It has been praised as "the No 1 restaurant in Guangzhou" and has a long and distinguished history dating back to 1939.

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Expats try their hands at making zongzi. [Photo/gzdaily.dayoo.com]

Sara, a participant hailing from the US and currently working in a foreign bank in Guangzhou, said that the activity gave her a sense of achievement and that she had fun making zongzi and learning about Chinese food culture.

The activity was held by Guangzhou media outlets the Silk Road Post and Life of Guangzhou.

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Sara from America shows off a zongzi she made. [Photo/gzdaily.dayoo.com]


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