RUSU Presents: Zong Zi Workshop

RUSU Presents:

Zong Zi Making Workshop with Delilah, Jun Qiao and their Mum!

Join us to learn about the origins of perhaps the worlds first 'fast food', and learn how to make delicious mushroom, and sweet red bean Zong Zi.

Zong Zi (粽子) are traditional Chinese sticky-rice parcels, made by wrapping glutinous rice and various sweet or savoury fillings in bamboo leaves before steaming. They are traditionally enjoyed during the Dragon Boat Festival and vary widely across different regions and cultures.

You might also know them as: Phet htok (Burmese), nom chang (Khmer/Cambodian), machang (Filipino), bacang (Indonesian), khanom chang (Lao), ba chang (Lao/Thai), bánh ú tro (Vietnamese), bánh tro (Vietnamese), bakcang (Hokkien), zang (Hokkien), kueh chang (Peranakan/Baba Malay)

We will be making vegetarian varieties of the Zong- one with red bean, and one with mushrooms.
We will provide all ingredients and materials, including glutinous rice, bamboo leaves, wrapping string, and fillings.

Attendance of the workshop includes taking home your own zong zi with instructions on how to cook them at home, and there will be tea, snacks and pre-cooked Zong to sample!

Duration:

90 minute hands on workshop (drop in and out of the session as it makes sense for you if you have class before or after)

What we'll cover:

• Ingredients and method to make your own zong

• Wrapping the lotus leaves + string tying technique

• History of Zong Zi and the Dragon Boat Festival and introduction to Chinese calligraphy!

✨ What’s included:

• Fully guided zong zi making workshop

• All ingredients provided!

• Take home your own zong (2-3) to cook at home

• A printed cooking guide

• Snacks (including the zong zi we'll be making!) and tea during the workshop

• A Chinese calligraphy table to chill out on so you can try out calligraphy!

💸 Cost: $5 + booking fee

📍 Location: Realfoods Canteen, City Campus (Building 8, Level 3)

🎓 Open to RMIT students only!

If this workshop is sold out, we encourage you to join the waitlist! As a student event, we often get late dropouts from busy students and may be able to offer additional places :)

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All RUSU events are safe spaces. We will not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or any unsafe behaviour. Individuals who breach this will be removed from the venue and banned from future events.

If at any point during the event you feel uncomfortable, please inform one of our event organisers and they will assist you.

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Health and safety Info:

There may be foods cooked that contain allergens- please let us know if you have any allergies or dietary requirements in the booking process.

Masks are optional. Please follow venue guidelines. If you're unwell or have tested positive in the last 5 days, stay home. Refunds may be provided with medical certificate.

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Refund Policy:

Student life is crazy! We get it- and have automatic refunds available if you can no longer make it. Please enact this pre-event in order to be eligible for the refund, so we can offer your ticket to another student. No refunds available within 24 hrs of event, unless in extenuating circumstances. Contact us if this is the case.