Zongzi joy: Dumpling makers Ooi Goet Tin, 55, Bok Lan Yong, 78, Karen Ooi, 58, Hong Hong Leong, 38, and Wei Wan Ling, 39, preparing dumplings in Taman Green Lane, Jelutong, Penang. – LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Stoves are at full blast at a house in Taman Green Lane, where work goes full swing to boil large pots filled with traditional rice dumplings, or zongzi in Mandarin.
Racing against time to fulfil demands ahead of Duan Wu Jie or the Dragon Boat Festival, 55-year-old zhang maker Ooi Goet Tin said that while the final cooking was easy, wrapping zongzi was time-consuming.
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