Niangao in Chinese is pronounced as "Better New Year" so generations of Chinese people keep it as one of the typical new year food. New Year cakes may be cooked by steaming or frying and served in either case with sugar sprinkled on. Cantonese Niangao is made of glutinous rice powder and brown sugar only which taste sweet and soft, and fits for everyone. Nowadays chefs make them more attractive to increasingly picky folk by adding beans or fruits on them and reshape them out of traditional round shape.

Yuanxiao - Dumplings

Yuanxiao is a special dumpling in China for the Lantern Festival (the 15th night of the 1st lunar month).It is a "ball" made of glutinous rice flour.

Yuanxiao dumplings fall into two categories. One is those without fillings. Another category of dumplings is those with fillings, which may be either sweet or salty in taste. For the sweet variety, the filling may be sugar, walnut meat, sesame, osmanthus flowers, rose petals, sweetened tangerine peel, bean or jujube paste, used alone or in combination. The salty variety can be filled with mincemeat, certain vegetables or a mixture of both. In either case, the materials are minced and well mixed with some seasonings.

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