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	Nian gao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nian gao or Niangao, (Chinese:粘糕 or 年糕 lit.
		Despite numerous varieties, they all have similar recipes: cooked glutinous rice is pounded or ground into a paste, and, depending on the variety, may simply be molded into shape or cooked again to settle the ingredient.
		Niangao has many sub-varieties: one is the savory Shanghai style, usually packaged in a thick soft rod to be sliced up, and either stir-fried or eaten in soup, this is the most chewy rice cake variant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niangao (311 words)

	Sports,Sports pictures - newsgd.com
		New Year Cake Niangao (New Year cake) is a popular Spring Festival treat, made of glutinous rice or millet flour and garnished with anything from bean to jujube paste, assorted fruits and preserves.
		Niangao in Chinese is pronounced as "Better New Year" so generations of Chinese people keep it as one of the typical new year food.
		Cantonese Niangao is made of glutinous rice powder and brown sugar only which taste sweet and soft, and fits for everyone.
	www.newsgd.com /specials/06springfestival/gdtradition/200601250033.htm (262 words)

	Chinese Food Recipes - Food and Chinese New Year
		Niangao from Ningpo is not sweet but salty in taste, with vegetables, shredded meat, cabbage, turnip, or spinach added to the mixture.
		The niangao from Jiangsu Province is considered noteworthy because it is made from reddish purple rice which gives the finished cake a natural redness.
		Epicureans consider niangao a wonderful main dish that is best served by itself, accompanied by a glass of fine wine.
	www.chinesefood-recipes.com /food_articles/food_chinese_new_year.php (1335 words)

	Shanghai Dining Guide: Restaurants, Food - Yangtze River Cruise
		Niangao is a typical southern Chinese dish made with glutinous rice flour strips sliced into pieces and stir-fried with other ingredients.
		One especially popular way to prepare Niangao is to stir-fry it with pork spareribs.
		This Shanghainese dish is known as Paigu Niangao.
	www.yangtzeriver.org /shanghai/dining.htm (1340 words)

	Chinese New Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Niangao (&31896;&31957;) The Chinese word &31896;, meaning "sticky", is identical in sound to &24180;, meaning "year", and the word &31957;, meaning "cake" is identical in sound to &39640;, meaning "high".
		It is believed that all the household gods go off to heaven to report on a family during the New year.
		Serving niangao to the kitchen god is believed to help him provide a sweet report on the family because he will be satisfied and not inclined to deliver criticism — or that his lips are so sticky from the cakes that he is unable to make too much of a report.
	chinese-new-year.area51.ipupdater.com (1472 words)

	Chinese New Year - Chinese New Year - Chinese Culture
		As such, eating niangao has the symbolism of raising oneself higher in each coming year (年年高升 niandaacute;nniandaacute;n gāoshēng).
		Chinese families who practice Chinese traditional religion also offer niangao to the kitchen god, Zao Jun. It is believed that all the household gods go off to heaven to report on a family during the new year.
		Serving niangao to the kitchen god is believed to help him provide a sweet report on the family because he will be satisfied and not inclined to deliver criticism andmdash; or that his lips are so sticky from the cakes that he is unable to make too much of a report.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chinese_New_Year (1543 words)

	AngolaPress - News
		He chatted with Kang`s family in their cave dwelling and joined them in making "niangao", a kind of glutinous rice cake widely eaten by Chinese during the lunar New Year period.
		Enjoying fried "niangao" with the family-made rice wine, Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, told the Kang`s that he was glad to see the villagers are living a good life.
		The goal of building a new socialist countryside in China is to ensure the farmers become rich more quickly, so that festival food such as "niangao" will become their daily diet, and their standards of living will become better year by year, said the president, who began the visit to Yan`an on Friday.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=411978 (441 words)

	recipt-new year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The most popular New Year dessert is niangao, a sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding.
		Connoisseurs of Chinese food regard the New Year cake made in Ningpo (Zhejiang Province) as the very best because it uses a glutinous rice flour made from the winter harvest.
		Niangao from Ningpo is not sweet but salty in taste, with vegetables, shredded meat, cabbage, turnip, or spinach being added to the mixture.
	www.scils.rutgers.edu /~kyfoo/chinese/recipt-new_year.html (223 words)

	China CRIENGLISH
		Experts said their New Year trips to rural areas showed the top leadership's resolution to build a new socialist countryside aimed at common prosperity.
		Enjoying fried "niangao" with family-made rice wine, he told Kang's family that the goal of building a new socialist countryside in
		is to ensure the farmers become rich more quickly, so that festival food such as "niangao" will become their daily diet and their standards of living will become better year by year.
	en1.chinabroadcast.cn /2238/2006-1-29/148@296144.htm (759 words)

	English Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		New Year's Eve is the day for people to eat, drink, entertain and enjoy themselves.
		“Jiaozi” is shaped like shoe-shaped gold or silver ingot, used as money in feudal China, while the Chinese characters 'niangao' is the homophone of 'High Year', meaning getting better year by year.
		On New Year's Eve, all the family members sit around the table, enjoying the "New Year's Eve dinner", representing a happy family reunion.
	www.cctv.com /english/TouchChina/School/Culture/20020301/100076.html (931 words)

	Niangao - China-related Topics NI-NL - China-Related Topics
		Niangao - China-related Topics NI-NL - China-Related Topics
		Nian'gao (zh-cpc=粘糕 or 年糕p=niandaacute;n'gāo), or Chinese new year's cake, is a traditional cuisine of ChinaChinese snack, associated especially with Chinese new year.
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	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Niangao (154 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Xinhua new agency said Hu joined Kang's family in folk dancing, making sticky rice cakes or "niangao" and toasting each other in rice wine.
		He told them the goal of building "a new socialist countryside" was to ensure farmers become rich more quickly, so that festival food such as niangao would become their daily diet, Xinhua reported.
		Taiwanese paid early visits to temples to seek good fortune.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=25039 (572 words)

	New Straits Times: Days of niangao@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		THE smell of burning wood probably reminds a lot of people of camaraderie around a campfire, but for me it means only one thing - making niangao (kueh bakul) for Chinese New Year.
		The preparations that went into the making of niangao form a big part of my childhood memories because my grandmother supplied loads of it to the entire neighbourhood.
		Needless to say, it was time of great fun and excitement for the children.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:105150144&... (167 words)

	Authentic Chinese Food Recipes - China101 - China Authentic Chinese Food Recipes - Information about China Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Some examples include the following: Niangao (??) The Chinese word ?, meaning "sticky", is identical in sound to ?, meaning "year", and the word ?, meaning "cake" is identical in sound to ?, meaning "high".
		As such, eating niangao has the symbolism of raising oneself higher in each coming year (????
		Following a transition under the Sui Dynasty, Buddhist sculpture of the Tang evolved towards a markedly life-like expression.
	www.china-101.net /directory/authentic-chinese-food-recipes.shtml (560 words)

	How Chinese Celebrate the Spring Festival - Greetings from China Highlights Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		People from north and south have different sayings about the food they eat on this special day.
		Southern Chinese eat “niangao” (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher every year”.
		In northern China, a traditional dish for the feast is” Jiaozi” or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.
	www.chinahighlights.com /card/celebrate-spring-festival.htm (619 words)

	Destinations - Shanghai - Dining (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Some of the best and most interesting culinary offerings one can find in Shanghai include: Nanxiang Steamed Pork Dumplings, Local River Crabs, Vegetarian Steamed Buns, Chicken and Duck Blood Soup, and Niangao with Spare Ribs.
		Shanghai's world-spanning culinary styles, superior dining environments, cosmopolitan atmosphere and high quality of service make the city a haven for all those who crave variety and excitement on their plate.
		The vegetarian stuffed bun is the specialty of certain Yuyuan Garden and Old City God's Temple area snack restaurants.
	www.flyshanghai.com /English/e_dest_sha_d.htm (601 words)

	Chinese Festivals: Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, New Year Festival, Moon Festival, Spring Festival
		Red scrolls with complementary poetic couplets are pasted at every gate, one line on each side of the gate.
		On New Year's Eve, families have a reunion feast of jiaozi (dumplings) and niangao (a kind of sticky rice cake), and then stay up and talk through the night, talking about the past and the future.
		When the clock rings to announce the arrival of the New Year, many households set off fireworks at almost the same time, creating a thunderous roar and clouds of smoke.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/festival/national.htm (1091 words)

	Chinese New Year Customs Traditions
		They signify a good wish for the family.
		Niangao has four meanings which are sticky, year, cake and high and symbolise the raising of oneself higher for the forthcoming year.
		Candied lotus seeds are eaten for good luck whilst candied melon is eaten for health and physical growth.
	www.uttertrivia.com /chinesenewyearcustoms.php (550 words)

	Hefei Food - Sticks and Stuff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Below you see the kinds I like best:
		Niangao is made from crushed cooked rice, it's very sticky.
		To the right and second from the left are veggie balls, made from different veggies.
	www.tinehagl.de /hefei/food/sticks.htm (185 words)

	CRI TODAY \| CRIENGLISH
		In Northern China, people usually eat jiaozi (or dumpling).
		In the South, where rice is preferred, people may eat tangyuan or niangao.
		Abundance, prosperity, good fortune, health -- who couldn't use a helping of all of the above?
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /ce_critoday/archives/2006/01/28 (329 words)

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