Chinese New Year Nian
I am changing it up from the standard menu order and will go into the main dishes first.
Chinese new year nian. Dip Nian Gao slices in egg batter and pan-fry in batches add more oil if needed until lightly browned on both sides. Nian gao is a traditional food eaten during Chinese New Year. People believed it carries auspicious meaning.
Nian gao is a homonym for higher year The Chinese word 粘 nián meaning sticky is identical in sound to 年 meaning year. Further reading on The 24 Solar Terms of China. Celebrating an Ancient Custom.
Nian the Horrible Monster. Eating them is considered. Nian by the way means year in Chinese Mandarin hence the Lunar New Year or commonly known as Chinese New Year.
In the region of the. Heat a pan with oil. In Loh-Hagans account a fierce dragon named Nian ruled the land until a magical warriors spell forced him underground.
But the date varied from place to place. Its a kind of cultural circulation education of moral a kind of Chinese art. The old Chinese word Nian translates to ripe grains.