DAFANG (China) — For 15 years, Mr Wang Shilong has been making and selling ciba, a traditional Chinese cake made from pressed sticky rice, in Dafang, a remote town in southwestern China.

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.

Chinese rice cakes, or niangao, are made from pounded rice and have a sticky, chewy texture. Niangao’s origin story may date back to as many as 2,500 years ago to Suzhou during a chaotic period ...

This sweet treat is traditionally eaten over the Chinese New Year celebrations and ... Pour the batter into a small oiled cake tin. Steam gently for 1.5 hours. The cake will firm up when ready.

Have you ever had a slice of the Chinese sticky rice cake called niangao? It’s a squishy, sweet, cola-colored confection made with rice flour. It’s sweetened with Chinese brown sugar and water ...

For the Fang family of San Francisco, navigating the week-long Chinese New Year ... Shanghai-inspired sweet rice cake with dim sum. Unlike most rice cakes, which are sticky and chewy, this one ...

Sticky cake' is auspicious for Chinese ... To try another recipe from the book, check out: pork and Chinese cabbage dumplings; and orange beef. Rice cake symbolizes longevity for Chinese New ...

80 ml (⅓ cup) vegetable oil 2 tsp finely chopped garlic 1 kg boneless pork belly, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder salt and sugar, to taste 25 dried chestnuts, soaked ...