初中英语
The pronunciation of niangao sounds like year and high,
which means higher income(收入), better jobs, higher marks, the
growth of children, and generally the promise of a better year.
Niangao is usually made from glutinous rice flour(糯米粉),
wheat starch(麦粉), salt, water and sugar. The tastes can be di-
vided into two main kinds: sweet niangao in northern China,
and sweet or salty niangao in the south. Salty and sweet tastes
are both fantastic. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, people can
put different things inside niangao, such as flower sugar, oil,