Nian gao
Prepared and consumed, especially during the Lunar New Year holiday, the niang gao (sometimes referred to as Rice Cake, Cake of the Year Cake or Chinese New Year) is a delicious sweet dish of traditional Chinese cuisine based on glutinous rice, not randomly available in health food stores and supermarkets throughout Asia. In popular tradition, the nian gao is a local food luck for the coming year, so that the meaning of the plate which are very hearty and delicious are just better year and, as the world's most renowned dishes, has many variations for the preparation last but not least is that of Shanghai, Fujian and Cantonese. Sweetened with cane sugar in Cantonese variant, wrapped in a soft rod in the recipe of Shanghai, the nian gao is a delicacy unique flavor inviting and unique. | 
Asia
China
Guangdong
