China is famous for its delicious food. Especially during festivals, there are different traditional foods. Among them is niangao .
中国以美味的食物而闻名。特别是在节日期间，有不同的传统食物，年糕就是其中之一。
Niangao, a kind of Chinese New Year's Rice Cake, is made from glutinous rice. It is very popular during the Spring Festival.
年糕是一种用糯米做成的中国米糕，在春节期间很受欢迎。
The pronunciation of niangao sounds like year and high, which means higher income, better jobs, higher marks, the growth of children, and generally the promise of a better year. Niangao is usually made from glutinous rice flour, wheat starch, salt, water and sugar. The tastes can be divided into two main kinds: sweet niangao in northern China, while sweet or salty niangao in the south. Salty and sweet tastes are both fantastic. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas , people can put different things inside niangao , such as flower sugar, oil, and sweet red beans .
“年糕”的发音听起来像年和高，意味着更高的收入，更好的工作，更高的分数，孩子们的成长，通常是美好一年的承诺。年糕通常是用糯米粉、麦粉、盐、水和糖制成。其口味可分为两大类：北方的甜年糕，南方的甜或咸年糕。咸味和甜味都很棒。在江浙地区，人们可以在年糕中放入各种食物，如花糖、油和甜红豆。
People cook niangao in many different ways. The ways to make niangao include braise, stir-fry, deep-fry, piece-fry, soup cooks and so on. Stir-fried niangao with sugar is quite popular. Stir-fried niangao with Shepherd ’s Purse is also very delicious. Chicken soup Niangao should appear in every family on Chinese New Year’s Eve .
人们用许多不同的方法烹制年糕。年糕的烹饪方法包括炖、炒、油炸、煮汤等等。糖炒年糕很受欢迎，荠菜炒年糕也非常美味，鸡汤年糕应该出现在每个家庭的除夕夜。
Niangao is not only delicious but also meaningful. Do you want to learn to cook it or just want to eat it?
年糕不仅美味而且有意义。你是想学会制作，还是只想吃它？
