Mix glutinous rice flour with step 1 and make sure there are no lumps in the mixture. Mix sweet red beans into the mixture. Brush a layer of oil into tin foil boxes or other rectangular mold. Use a bamboo steamer to steam the nian gao. Wait for the water to boil before you steam the nian gao and if you need to top up the water, use only hot water.
What does nian nian you yu mean? This is a common phrase wishing for abundance or surplus through the year. As the word for abundance in Mandarin also sounds like the word for fish, a fish dish is The symbolism of whole fish comes from a common Lunar New Year phrase 年年有余 (nian nian you yu), which means year after year there will be plenty. 余 (yu), meaning surplus, and 鱼 (yu), meaning fish, are homophones. As such, many families will eat whole fish but leave a little leftover, so that they will have abundance in the new year. First, is the fish dish, or Nian Nian You Yu (年年有鱼/余). It’s a play on words. Fish in Mandarin sounds the same as “left over”. So the idea is not to eat all of the dish but to leave some leftover on the plate. People do that so they will have an abundant new year, and more than enough to eat, use and save. 年年有余 (Nian Nian You Yu) meaning “Abundance through the year”, as the word "fish" in Mandarin also sounds like "Abundance". The pomelo or lime is added to the fish, adding luck and auspicious value. Nian Nian You Yu was opened in Apr 2022 by 2 young male hawkers serving steamed fish sets that were befitting for single diners. Unfortunately, this popular hawker stall at Maxwell Food Centre no longer exists. The owners are Issac Lim, 28, and Eric Kee, 30— both of whom have tons of experience in the […] The post Popular stall Nian Nian You Yu known for single steamed fish sets 8HPJaT.