I add some pre-soaked lotusnuts to the dumplings and when they are cooked, they are beautifully fragrant, and it's all natural.
我在粽子中加入一些事先泡好的莲子，煮的时候会散发出美妙的清香，这是纯天然的味道。
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After all these years, I have gotten used to the northern dumplings that use a lot of beans, cereals, lotusnuts, dates and sweetened bean pastes as filling.
经过这么多年，我已经习惯了北方人做粽子时加入大量的豆类、谷物、莲子、大枣和豆沙。
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In the south, the favorite traditional filling is lotus seed paste, while northerners like everything from red bean and date paste to ham and nuts.