In Chinese culture, the 15th day of the Lunar New Year is known as the Lantern Festival, 元宵節, (pronounced yuan xiao jie in Mandarin; yoon xiew jzeet in Cantonese). This is the night of the first full ...
Whenever my I make Mama Lin’s nian gao (年糕, new year’s cake) for Lunar New Year, I usually pan fry the cake to give the cake crispy edges. A few years ago, someone suggested that I turn the nian gao ...
Sweet rice cakes with red bean paste filling are something that Mama Lin makes often for gatherings. They are flat “cakes” with a chewy mochi-like exterior and smooth red bean paste in the center. In ...