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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Danielle Chang's baked nian gao The Lunar New Year officially begins Wednesday, but that doesn't mean you can't start celebrating a little early, especially in a sweet ...

As a child, I loved to sit next to the stove and watch my grandmother Paw Paw Hing cook. During Chinese New Year she would be busy making dozens of traditional new year cakes called Nein Gao. The ...

The Lunar New Year festival usually lasts for 15 days and focuses on family reunions, but if you can't be with loved ones in person this year, at least you can make some delicious (and lucky) food at ...

Chao nian gao is a Chinese dish from Shanghai that at its core is stir-fried rice cakes (made with glutinous rice flour) and cabbage, typically eaten during the Lunar New Year because it’s supposed to ...

In the Taiwanese village where my wife grew up, three or four of the burliest men made the traditional New Year cake called nian gao (“year cake”). Bent over a cavernous wok, they gripped wooden ...