Rice Cake to Celebrate Chinese New Year – Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Today we celebrate the Chinese New Year – Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Different regions of China celebrates the new year differently, especially in the culinary area. Part of my own family tradition is to make rice cake. Ingredients include glutinous rice flour, cane sugar and coconut milk.

Rice cake to celebrate Chinese New Year
Rice cake to celebrate Chinese New Year

After mixing all the ingredients together, my mom would pour the mixture in moulds that she bought in Chinatown.

Steaming moulds found in Chinatown
Steaming moulds found in Chinatown

And all it takes is to steam them, then voila, we’ve got some yummy rice cakes in different shapes and sizes.

Mixture in moulds, waiting to be steamed
Mixture in moulds, waiting to be steamed

Lastly, I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous year of the Rabbit!

Bunny-shaped rice cake to celebrate CNY 2011
Bunny-shaped rice cake to celebrate CNY 2011

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