If you ask an American or European about rice cakes, they’ll probably think of the hard, dry round discs made of puffed rice that are sold in health-food shops. The rice cakes eaten by many East ...

The sticky rice cake is considered an auspicious food in Chinese culture because its name sounds like “higher by the year”, indicating a hope for more growth and prosperity in the coming year.

Sticky rice, the cake's main ingredient, contains more sugar than rice, which can make people feel warm all over their bodies. In Chinese the word "rice cake" has the same pronunciation with the ...

Chinese smiling steamed cake, fortune cake or blooming flowers. Traditionally, the cake is made with rice flour, yeast, and sugar and steamed on high heat until the top surface cracks or splits ...

Sometimes translated as a "new year cake," Nian gao is a traditional glutinous rice cake eaten on Chinese New Year's Eve. When spoken, Nian gao means "to signal higher success in the new year." ...

While China Live serves Shui Jiao seafood dumplings with shrimp and scallops, you can make dumplings at home using pork or ...