Vietnamese new year cake

One dessert that always stood out was Bánh Da Lợn. It literally translates into “pig skin cake” but don’t worry, it’s completely vegetarian.

Bánh Bèo are Vietnamese steamed rice cakes that are packed full of flavors! These bite-sized steamed rice cakes, topped with shrimp, mung bean, scallion oil, and dipping sauce, make the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer for any get-together.

Fa Gao, or Chinese prosperity cake, is a light and fluffy steamed sweet cake topped with jujubes. Make this celebratory cake for Chinese New Year to bring in good fortune! {Vegetarian}

The Lunar New Year is coming up on 31 January 2014 and this year is the year of the horse . The Lunar New Year is determined by the lu...

Nian Gao is a traditional and delicious way to welcome the Lunar New Year! Enjoy the soft rice cake fresh or pan fry them for a caramelized coating!

Pink or red for " Luck" Pink is coconut flavor The bigger the split on the cake the more prosperity. A steam Chinese " Fortune" cake. ...

A delicious Vietnamese baked honeycomb pandan cake. It is made primarily with eggs, pandan, coconut milk, rice flour and tapioca starch. The cake has a light, springy, and airy texture with a burst of pandan and coconut flavor.

This article will delve into the many facets of the Mid-Autumn Festival, exploring mooncakes in depth, alongside other traditional dishes and practices that enhance the celebration

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Chinese New Year Cakes and Desserts Recipes

Chinese New Year Cakes, also known as Nian Gao, made from glutinous rice flour and sugar serves 6 and takes about 1 hour to prepare this traditional cake is a festive favorite symbolizing good fortune!

This is a scheduled post. I came across this Nian Gao recipe in one of my food magazines and is quite skeptical if it is a workable recipe. In the recipe, there is no water to mix with the glutinous flour except coconut milk. With the quantity given, it is impossible to obtain a sticky batter [thick consistency like condensed milk]. To play safe, I added 250 ml water together with the coconut milk to knead the flour into a rough dough before adding in the sugar. This way the sugar will melt…

This Thursday, February 7, 2008 is the Lunar New Year. In Viet Nam, it is also known as Tết Nguyên Đán, Tết Ta, Tết Âm Lịch, or simply Tết and it is the most special and greatest annu…

I was a on the fence about making Vietnamese sticky rice cakes for Tet this year. Called banh chung, they are a must-have for the Lunar New Year which falls on Thursday, February 19. Vietnamese banh chung are a cousin to Chinese zongzi (joong in Cantonese) in that they are made of sticky rice, pork […]