Extended information rice cake (nián-gāo, rice cake; Rice cake) is a traditional food of the Chinese nation, which belongs to the seasonal food of the Lunar New Year. A cake steamed from glutinous rice or rice flour. During the Spring Festival, many areas in China pay attention to eating rice cakes.
There are three colors of rice cakes: red, yellow and white, which symbolize gold and silver. Also known as "rice cake", it is homophonic with "getting taller every year", which means that people's work and life are getting better every year. Therefore, there is a poem by predecessors, which called the rice cake: "The meaning of the rice cake is slightly deeper, and it is as white as silver and gold. I hope that when I get old, I will be profitable, and I sincerely hope that my wealth will come. "
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Baidu encyclopedia-rice cake