{"id":69181,"date":"2022-02-01T02:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69181"},"modified":"2022-01-31T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:25:14","slug":"ancient-nian-gao-lunar-new-year-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/ancient-nian-gao-lunar-new-year-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient <em>Nian Gao<\/em> | Lunar New Year Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/An6myivFE8A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tasting History with Max Miller<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 9 Feb 2021<\/p>\n<p>Help Support the Channel with Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tastinghistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tastinghistory<\/a><br \/>\nTasting History Merchandise: crowdmade.com\/collections\/tastinghistory <\/p>\n<p>Follow Tasting History here:<br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWdocE1Pc1FJdU1feW1IbFBIc01LV0oxOTllUXxBQ3Jtc0ttcm95Vml4dTNrZFRQX3pXM255SU9ObTR3T3RUOXFxVXlYUXFseWpkdU5VWjJDTmdkRHBxd3ZYUWZjZkxvaGFLVzBaZGpvSkVrbHFpYk1UUDlBNmU0TlJFaHVQU182ampPTDVQV0QyUmVYOGJ3WlVUMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ftastinghistorywithmaxmiller%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tastinghist&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TastingHistory1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TastingHistory1<\/a><br \/>\nTiktok: TastingHistory<br \/>\nReddit: r\/TastingHistory<br \/>\nDiscord: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/d7nbEpy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/d7nbEpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tasting History&#8217;s Amazon Wish List: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3i0mwGt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3i0mwGt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LINKS TO INGREDIENTS &#038; 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