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Contents 1 West dakota prize 2 Page move 3 Banana leaves 4 zongzi is not bazhang

[edit] West dakota prize

A Winner of the March 2005 West Dakota Prize

This entry is one of only seventeen that have won the March 2005 West Dakota Prize for successfully employing the expression "legend states" in a complete sentence. --Wetman 08:23, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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A Winner of the September 2005 West Dakota Prize

This entry, one of an unprecedented 52, has won the September 2005 West Dakota Prize, awarded for successfully employing the expression "legend states" in a complete sentence.

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[edit] Page move

I moved this to zongzi because rice dumpling is ambiguous between zongzi, yuanxiao and mochi, among many other things.

Pekinensis 22:08, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Banana leaves

I've always thought that these dumplings were wrapped in banana leaves. It is also mentioned briefly in another wikipedia article. Is this wrong; or should it be included in the article?

Thanks for the tip. I have generalized the wording to include all of the kinds of leaves I have heard of. I'm curious — which other wikipedia article mentions the banana leaves? — Pekinensis 00:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

I bought one wrapped in a piece of banana leaf a long time ago in Paris. It was bigger than the average zongzi and square in shape. I guess those are from Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia, because most overseas Chinese living in France at the time came from these countries.In Taiwan, all zongzi are wrapped in bamboo leaves. 218.166.89.42 08:49, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

I've also heard of them being wrapped in "lú wěi" (芦苇), which is apparently the reed (my translator doesn't specify which, but I think it's Phragmites australis). Laogooli 22:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

No, no. All wrong. Traditionally, the zongzi is wrapped in bamboo leaves. In countries where this is not readily available, banana leaf might be used but that is incorrect. Banana leaves impart a different smell and flavour to the rice than bamboo leaves. 17 November 2006

[edit] zongzi is not bazhang

i'm taiwanese and the zongzi i have is not bazhang. zongzi is exactly what this article describes, whereas bazhang isn't made with sweet rice, but rather rice floor like mochi. then again, i didn't know so many kinds of leaves could be used.