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Popular during the Lantern Festival and Winter Solstice, this soupy dish with sweet rice balls is one of the most popular Chinese New Year dishes around when it comes to dessert. Their round shape symbolises togetherness and harmony, making them a favourite for family gatherings. Meaning: Yu Sheng symbolizes prosperity, good luck, and wealth. The act of tossing the salad together is called “Lo Hei,” where participants wish for success and abundance in the new year. How to enjoy: This dish is typically served on the 7th day of Chinese New Year, known as "Renri" or "the day of all human beings." Everyone gathers Also known as kuih kapit, these thin biscuits have a romantic legend behind them. Lovers who were unable to communicate easily with each other would pass romantic messages via these biscuits. Any evidence would be destroyed by simply consuming them. Sharing love letters during Chinese New Year expresses warmth and affection. Ti kueh (Chinese: 年糕) or kuih bakul – a brown sticky and sweet rice cake customarily associated with Chinese New Year festivities. It is also available year-round as a popular street food treat, made with pieces of niangao sandwiched between slices of taro and sweet potato, dipped in batter and deep-fried. Chinese New Year Goodies & Snacks 2025 Price Guide: Pineapple Tarts, Kueh Lapis, Love Letters & More by Audrey Ng on 17 January 2025 Images: All Things Delicious, Baker's Well, IndoChili, Kele, Rainbow Lapis, Wang Lai Bakery Kueh Lapis. Every CNY brings with it the delicious spiced layer cake called kueh lapis (九层糕). The many layers of kueh lapis represent layers of prosperity, making it a season favourite! What makes All Kurma’s recipe extra special is the Springdale Cottage Pitted Prunes that was added in the mix. Kueh lapis, meaning sweet layered cake, is well-known in Singapore as it’s served during many festive occasions such as Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa. The recipe apparently originated from Indonesia, but slowly became adapted to the local flavours to include more spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. The Chinese particularly enjoy tinkering with words and symbols. The meaning of some Chinese New Year goodies is frequently given by homonyms (words with the same pronunciation but distinct meanings), while others have symbolic significance due to their likeness to objects like gold bars or ingots. Here, we explore some of the most intriguing It’s the perfect way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Let’s learn more about the significance of these goodies often served during Chinese New Year. While some of these get their meaning from homonyms, others carry symbolic meaning based on their resemblance. Here’s our pick of top five Chinese New Year goodies: 1. Pineapple Tarts Lunar New Year rush starts after China lifts COVID travel rules. By Associated Press. Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition. By Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan. Happy Lunar Celebrate with Traditional Chinese Cakes. Nothing captures the essence of Chinese New Year quite like our traditional Chinese cakes. These timeless delights include: Nian Gao: A sweet, sticky rice cake symbolizing prosperity and new heights for the year ahead. Red Date Cake: Soft and fragrant, packed with the natural sweetness of red dates. Chinese New Year; 42 Products Kueh Lapis & Pineapple Tarts 5 items ; Hampers An exotic addition is the Cranberry Kueh Lapis (6″x6″) (S$60). You can also have Prune Kueh Lapis (6″x6″) (S$57) and their original Kueh Lapis (6″x6″) (S$46.80). All these sets come in a gift box. You can find the full CNY 2025 snacks menu here. 603 Balestier Road, Singapore 329904 +65 6250 0692 Daily (except Chinese New Year): 8am 500g unsalted butter (I used 2 slabs of President butter.) 2 tbsp condensed milk; 280g icing sugar sifted; 18 egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 150g plain flour, sifted It might be a little late to order Diana Layer Cakes for Chinese New Year, but you can bet we’ll be ordering more of these well after this intense festive season. The Batam-based bakery churns out incredibly fluffy kueh lapis with a wonderful buttery aroma, and they are (thankfully) not too sweet as well. Even with a myriad of modern Kueh Lapis variations that have evolved and took over the market over the years, they have stayed true to tradition with their signature Kueh Lapis. We were tremendously impressed by their handmade Kueh Lapis, and felt that the winner of this category goes to Don Pie for the best Kueh Lapis in Singapore! An exotic addition is the Cranberry Kueh Lapis (6″x6.5″) (S$60). You can also have Prune Kueh Lapis (6″x6.5″) (S$57) and their original Kueh Lapis (6″x6.5″) (S$46.80). All these sets come in a gift box. You can find the full CNY 2024 snacks menu here. 603 Tau Sar Piah’s handmade CNY snacks for 2024 are only available on 8 & 9 Feb We all have definitely seen this during Chinese New Year at every relatives’ house but do we actually know why we have this? Well, this is a sweet rice cake which is called Nian Gao in Chinese. The word “Gao” in Chinese means high. Thus, Chinese believe that this symbolizes growth, progress and advancement. 4) Love Letters Chinese New Year is fast approaching and my parents and little brother are coming to the States all the way from Indonesia to celebrate the new year with me! I am going to be on full gear, preparing many Chinese New Year goodies to share with my family. The first thing on my long list of food to make is, of course, lapis legit (thousand layers
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