This cake from chef-owner Kathy Fang of Fang, a modern Chinese restaurant in San Francisco’s SoMa district, is one of her family’s favorite desserts during Lunar New Year celebrations, which ...

Bánh đúc is a Vietnamese steamed rice cake. It could be sweet or savoury. In Southern Vietnam, there is banh duc la dua (green pandan rice cake served with syrup) and banh duc tom chay (savoury ...

Unlike most rice cakes, which are sticky and chewy, this one, which is prepared in a bamboo steamer, is soft and melt-in-your-mouth, with a slight waxy bounce to it. It represents growth.

Cover with lid and steam for 20 minutes on high, then turn down to simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from steamer and serve. — Recipe from c hef-owner Kathy Fang, Fang Restaurant ...

Unlike most rice cakes, which are sticky and chewy, this one, which is prepared in a bamboo steamer, is soft and melt-in-your-mouth, with a slight waxy bounce to it. It represents growth.