this kueh is most popularly eaten during lunar new year, where it is believed to bring good luck as '年糕' (nian gao) is a homonym of '年高', meaning 'a higher year'. leftovers are often made into a snack by dipping slices of ti kueh into egg and flour batter and deep-frying them; they can also be fried together with other ingredients such as yam or sweet potato.
cantonese: neen koh - 年糕
- neen: cantonese for year
mandarin: nian gao - 年糕
- nian: mandarin for year
malaysia: kuih bakul
- bakul: malay for basket
indonesia:
kue keranjang
- keranjang: indonesian for basket
dodol cina
- dodol: a sweet and sticky javanese dessert with a similar appearance to ti kueh.
- cina: indonesian for china/chinese
dodol tionghoa
- dodol: a sweet and sticky javanese dessert with a similar appearance to ti kueh.
- tionghoa: indonesian for chinese