Tikoy

One thing I always look forward to during the Chinese New Year is Tikoy, also known as Nian gao. I absolutely love this sweet glutinous rice cake. It is said that eating it will bring good luck. I don't know about that, but it is so delicious that I almost feel lucky when I eat it.

It came in a nice little red box

Look how sticky it is!

There are many different varieties of tikoy, but the one usually sold in the Philippines is usually prepared as a dessert or a sweet snack instead of being savory. To prepare this, we usually just beat an egg in a bowl, then cut the tikoy up into little rectangular pieces. Then we did the tikoy into the egg and pan fry it. The only thing left to do is to enjoy it.