Hello everyone!! I am based in Singapore and my intention of setting up this blog is to share pictures of my hobby craft. I'm trained under a very nice 60+ yrs old granny who got her training in Thailand and Hongkong. Her specialty is in making local food and snacks. If you have any constructive comments on how I can make my mini food better, do drop me an email at ng.anna@ymail.com! Enjoy!

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Yusheng

Yusheng
Yusheng, yee sang or yuu sahng (Chinese: 鱼生; pinyin: yúshēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hî-seⁿ or hû-siⁿ), or Prosperity Toss, also known as lo hei (Cantonese for 撈起 or 捞起) is a Teochew-style raw fish salad. It usually consists of strips of raw fish (most commonly salmon), mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments, among other ingredients. Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly conflated with its homophone "abundance (余)", Yúshēng (鱼生) is interpreted as a homophone for Yúshēng (余升) meaning an increase in abundance. Therefore, yusheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor.
While versions of it are thought to have existed in China, the contemporary version is created and popularised[citation needed] in the 1960s amongst the ethnic Chinese community and its consumption has been associated with Chinese New Year festivities in Malaysia and Singapore. In Malaysia and Singapore, government, community and business leaders often take the lead in serving the dish as part of official functions during the festive period or in private celebrity dinners. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusheng)

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