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Still sought after: Lee showing the dumplings she made at Jalan Kampung Paya, Butterworth. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

Kuih seller Lee Choon Lai, 59, said she had to charge more this year as the prices of pork and bamboo leaves had gone up. “As each dumpling requires two layers of bamboo leaves to wrap and seal them tightly, I use a thinner leaf on the inside and a wider leaf on the outside to save cost. “People started shopping for ingredients such as glutinous rice, salted egg, dried mushrooms and chestnut three weeks ago.Also known as chang in Hokkien or zong zi in Mandarin, rice dumplings are a staple for Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise known as Duan Wu Festival.

 

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