Nian gao recipe

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Sure, Chinese New Year Cupcakes are not the traditional dessert to celebrate the Chinese New Year, but the cake that I turned into cupcakes, nian gao, is.

New Year Sweet Rice Cake (红糖年糕), or nian gao, is a welcome sight during Chinese New Year and a must-have dish. Nian gao 年糕（高) symbolizes progress, advancement, and growth.Nian Gao is also a popular gift to give when visiting family and friends during the holiday.

Nian gao is a traditional Chinese New Year cake that is made from glutinous rice. Also, it is a symbolism of good luck to eat nian gao during Chinese new year or lunar new year.

Are you eating this today? If you have leftover or hardened nian gao (glutinous rice cake), as we often do after Chinese New Year, there's no better way to revive them than giving them a coat of batter and frying them up! A crispy coat on the outside, and gooey sweetness on the inside. Best way to have nian gao, I say! It's just a simple coat of batter, but I never realised there were so many variations! I found one post that tested 5 different batter recipes. I just used this: 40-50g flour…

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Join my grandma and I in the kitchen as she teaches me how to make her nian gao (sweet rice cake)! This dessert is traditionally eaten during Chinese New Year, but I could eat this every flippin’ day! Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday and we all have favourite customs and food traditions. For...Read More »

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Nian gao (年糕) is a traditional chinese cake that is mostly eaten during the lunar new year. Like most food that are eaten during the n...

A traditional sticky red bean nian gao that is reminiscent of mochi and symbolizes prosperity.