Sticky rice is a glaring exception to this rule. A taste of Thai mango sticky rice or Chinese sticky rice balls is a testament to why this type of rice is valued for its namesake descriptor.

Auspicious dishes include Maine lobster with ginger and onion called Long Ha Gin Sui, and a vegetarian dish eaten to cleanse the system for the new year called Xin Nian Fat Choi Jai.

but the restaurant’s regular customers also love the steamed sticky rice with crabmeat and dried sakura shrimp. In Chinese tradition, it’s served at the end of the meal - rice is meant to fill ...

I had a neighbor who, every January, would drop off homemade gao on my doorstep. The steamed Chinese rice cake would be ...