There is so much to love about rice dumplings: The excitement of unwrapping the fragrant bamboo leaf package, that first bite of sticky glutinous rice, and the thrill of getting to the hearty filling with all those familiar and/or over-the-top ingredients. Now that the Dragon Boat Festival is near, there’s a whole world of rice dumpling, plump with all sorts of fillings designed to keep drawing you in while ignoring your burgeoning waistline — it’s a once-a-year indulgence, we tell ourselves as we take yet another bite. Amidst the glut of offerings, we picked out some that we think are worth a gander.
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