Yee Sang

Yusheng , yee sang or yuu sahng, 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 is thought to have existed in China, the contemporary version is created and popularised in Singapore in the 1960s amongst the ethnic chinese community and its consumption has been associated with Chinese New Year festivities in Singapore as well as in neighbouring malaysia.In 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. Some have even suggested that it be named a national dish.

yee sang

 The dish:
The Singapore-based Yusheng had fish served with daikon (white radish),carrot,red papper(capsicum), turnips, red pickled ginger, sun-dried oranges, daun limau nipis , Chinese parsley, chilli, jellyfish, chopped peanuts, toasted sesame seeds, Chinese shrimp crackers (or fried dried shrimp),five spice powder and other ingredients, laced with a sauce usingplum sauce,rice vinegar, kumquat paste and sesame oil , for a total of 27 ingredients.Originally, the dish used raw mackeral, although in deference to the popular wishes of customers, salmon was later offered as an alternative due to the growing popularity of Salmon.

yee sang dish