About 3,000 years ago, give or take a couple of decades, the Chinese people began celebrating the beginning of their calendar year with a joyful festival they called Lunar New Year. They cleaned ...

Known as Fa Gao in Mandarin Chinese, this Chinese Prosperity Cake is traditionally eaten not just during Chinese New Year but also during other auspicious occasions such as weddings. It ...

Topped with chilli, spring onion and dried shrimp, this tasty dish is commonly found on the family dining table during festive seasons. Celebrate rising to greater heights together with this mouth ...

Cultural food fights aren’t new – as we recently learned ... got caught up in Nevertheless, Korean and Chinese rice cakes date back thousands of years, and both have their own claims to ...

but creative chefs like to come up with new flavours and this year is no exception. Chinese executive chef Leung Fai-hung is always thinking of new ideas. One year he came up with a sweet potato ...

Nian Gao is a cake that's made from glutinous rice and eaten during the Chinese New Year for good luck. In Chinese, "Nian Gao" is a homonym for "higher year", and as such is eaten with the belief ...

If you feel like celebrating Chinese New Year in the kitchen why not try this ... Grease a 7-inch shallow cake tin Place the dough in the tin and spread it out to the edges. Sprinkle sesame ...

Gao Yu, an artisan in Shandong province, does the final touching up for a flower cake, Jan 29. [Photo/VCG] Making flower cake, or huagao, is a New Year tradition in the western region of Shandong ...

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, chef and restaurateur May Chow, who founded the modern Chinese diner Little Bao, started selling variations on radish cake through her new eponymous brand of food ...

His cakes are popular among locals, who call him for deliveries even when the store is closed. He is busier than ever when Chinese New Year approaches. Ciba is eaten across southern China ...