KY eats – Fried Nian Gao (炸年糕) at Mei Sin, Imbi

By @kyspeaks - Fried Nian Gao (炸年糕) at Mei Sin, Imbi

KY eats – Fried Nian Gao (炸年糕) at Mei Sin, Imbi One of the best things about sharing my food adventures on this site is that I do get a lot of good recommendations from readers. From the previous post on the char kuih teow at Mei Sin kopitiam , missyblurkit commented that I should try their nian gao (kuih bakul, 炸年糕, or fried gold cake), and another reader, May, mentioned that I should try the Ipoh kai si hor fun . A couple weeks later, I did just that. fried nian gao at Restaurant Mei Sin For those who aren’t familiar with nian gao, also known as Chinese New Year cake, it is prepared from glutinous rice and very generous amount of sugar. It is sweet and sticky, and most consumed during Chinese New Year as the name nian gao 年糕 sounds like 年高, which symbolizes a higher (better) next year. I love it smacked between layers of sweet potato and yam, and deep fried in batter. ni...

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