A baked version of the traditional sticky Chinese New Year's cake made from glutinous rice flour, here topped with crunchy coconut, almonds, and sesame seeds. Evi Abeler is a New York City-based ...

Nian gao is a traditional steamed sticky rice cake used to celebrate Lunar New Year, symbolizing growth and advancement. The classic version made with glutinous rice flour and brown sugar is a little ...

Right after January 1st of each year, my parents spent almost every weekend preparing for Chinese New Year. My parents bought extra food, cleaned the house, and withdrew newly minted crisp dollar ...

Third in line of our Top 8 Chinese New Year Dishes 2020 is a special twist on a classic CNY dessert: veteran home cook Geck Chau’s recipe for Pandan Nian Gao with water chestnuts! Of all the Chinese ...

Nian gao is a sticky rice cake. 年 (nian) means “year” and 糕 (gao) means “cake,” but nian gao can also mean “sticky cake” or “higher year,” because the pronunciations have double meanings. The cake can ...

Our family owned & operated Petaluma Grocery Supermarket on Main Street in Petaluma. Opened in 1941, our extended families became the second wave of Chinese to assimilate in Petaluma after the ...

The only thing better than a good recipe? When something’s so easy you don’t even need one. Welcome to It’s That Simple, a column where we talk you through the dishes and drinks we can make with our ...

How to make chewy nian gao (rice cake) that doesn't stick to your teeth? Or yi bua - a traditional Hainanese coconut kueh that not many people in Singapore know about? This Chinese New Year, home ...

Local artists perform lion dance during a Spring Festival market on Jan. 22, 2017 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province of China. Getty Images The Chinese Lunar New Year, an annual holiday that brings ...

The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is a time for reuniting with family and indulging in delicacies such as Buddha’s delight, nian gao and yusheng. Above, people pick up candies in a shop selling ...

Nian gao is a classic Lunar New Year dessert, but it has a short shelf life. Michelle Tchea reveals how to prolong it and make it even tastier in the process. With Christmas well and truly behind us, ...

Nian gao (sweet rice cake) is an auspicious food like many other foods eaten during Lunar New Year. Nian means year. While gao means cake in Cantonese, it’s also a homonym for tall or high; thus, nian ...