Dragon boating ambition: Sport aiming to make it into the Olympics

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Dragon boating ambition: Sport aiming to make it into the Olympics

Today we celebrate the #Dragonboat #Festival here in #Taiwan. Since I couldn't find any dragonboat in the house that I could row, I went for the next best thing and just ate a "rouzong".

These are pyramids made of rice and wrapped in leaves. Of course there is more than just rice and that's where all the varieties come from. Peanuts are usually a must, as are shiitake. But then you can have different kinds of meat (I was offered one with shellfish today, but it was a bit expensive) or just vegetarian variants. There are even sweet ones.

They are not only available now, but are a must today. I quite like them, but don't get to eat them very often.