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How sticky rice cakes became a Lunar New Year lucky dish and different ways they are eaten
Nian gao, known as nin gou in Cantonese, has long been a Lunar New Year staple. The sticky rice cake is considered an auspicious food in Chinese culture because its name sounds like "higher by the ...
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A Chinatown Bakery Closes, and the Neighborhood Loses a Bit More of Its Flavor
This was who places like New Golden Fung Wong served, and Toisan favorites like tikoy (the steamed rice-flour cake known in Cantonese as nian gao) are still displayed on the deli case of treats.