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." ...

Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival ... the more money you will receive this year. Nian gao is a traditional New Year cake made with sticky rice, dates, sugar and lotus leaves.

Chinese villagers prepare traditional new year rice cakes called nian gao in the village of Zhangjia in Jiangsu Province. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) The most important Seollal dish is tteokguk, a ...

Also known as Chinese New Year or the arrival of the Spring ... There, Dr Lo said, it is popular to eat Nian Gao, a type of sticky rice cake which symbolises that the coming year will be better ...

Their nutty, melt-in-your-mouth texture makes them an essential treat for Chinese New Year. The word "nian" means "year", while "gao" sounds like "tall" or "growth", symbolising growth ...