Hong Kong Lunar New Year Rice Cake

This is a traditional rice cake eaten in Hong Kong particularly during Chinese New Year. The decorative elements of stars and other shapes are made of ingredients such as watercress (for the green ones), beetroot (for the red), corn (for the yellow) etc. This particular one was made with no artificial colouring or preservatives. So it tasted very pure and simple but delicious. For me it tastes like agar-agar jelly with interesting textures and a far more natural set of flavours than usual. For those of you unfamiliar with agar-agar, think of a jello but with a far firmer texture so that it is slightly crunchy.