![]() You can also use mandoline or spiralizer. If you have a special veggie peeler with julienne blade (teeth), it will definitely make your life easier. – Make colored yam strips (red and green colors) if you choose to use yam – Make fried wonton strips (if you choose not to buy) HOW TO PREPARE YU SHENG AT HOME (MY VERSION) I supposed the most important thing is to keep it colorful and to make sure you are able to grab the ingredients with chopsticks and toss it high. Some only do fruit yee sang or vegetarian yee sang. You will see meat and grilled fish added to it. In these modern days, many ingredients have been added to make the salad even more colorful. VEGETABLES YOU CAN USE: Chinese white daikon, cucumber, yam (colored into green and red), red capsicum (bell peppers), green capsicum, pickled ginger, purple cabbage, red beets, jicama, coriander, pickled leeks, onions, green onion, Japanese seaweed saladįRUITS: pomelo, mango, mandarin oranges, papaya, grapefruitĬRACKERS: fried wonton strips, wheat crackersĭRESSING (I highly recommend this plum mayo version): sugar, kewpie mayo, thousand island dressing, plum sauce, lime juice, sesame seeds MODERN DAY YEE SANG Just keep in mind that you want your yu sheng platter to be colorful.įISH YOU CAN USE: raw salmon, smoked salmon, jellyfish, abalone You don’t have to use everything on the list below. You can pick whichever ingredient listed below you want to put together for your yee sang. In the cooking video for no-cook yu sheng I use: smoked salmon, surimi (imitation crab meat), jicama, scallion, carrot, mango, cara cara orange, store-bought wonton strips, chow mein crisp, plum sauce, sesame oil, five-spice powder, sesame seeds, peanuts.Įasy no-cook yu sheng / yee sang for Chiense New Year POSSIBLE VARIATIONS In this recipe I use: smoked salmon, white daikon, cucumber, green and red yam that I colored with food coloring, pickled ginger, carrot, mango, fried wonton strips, plum sauce, sesame oil, five-spice powder, sesame seeds, peanuts. Now you can see why yu sheng is considered one of the auspicious food for Chinese new year and represents prosperity and abundance. Sounds the same, but different writing in Chinese and means a different thing. This yu sheng has the same pronunciation with the other yu sheng (余升), which means an increase in abundance. ![]() Each of the ingredients has its auspicious meaning in yu sheng. Lo hei or also known as yu sheng or yee sang is basically a salad made with colorful strips or strands of vegetables, fresh raw fish slices, condiments, and plum sauce (dressing). This tradition is only common in Singapore and Malaysia. I did not use raw salmon or slices of abalones, but I can tell you that it’s still very tasty and my husband who had yu sheng for the first time love it! CHINESE NEW YEAR LO HEI (PROSPERITY TOSS SALAD) My version of yu sheng is not super fancy. I always thought making yu sheng at home is troublesome and probably not something I can do at home, but that’s not true. Restaurants charge hefty price for yu sheng. Businesses like to have yee sang to bring them more fortunes and prosperity. I was able to participate in this fun ceremony sponsored by the company I worked for back then. ![]() I learned about this tradition of lo hei when I was in Singapore. This recipe also includes two kinds of plum dressing you can choose from to toss with your prosperity salad. Learn how to easily prepare this colorful, simple yet tasty yu sheng / prosperity toss salad to welcome the Chinese New Year with a prosperity toss (lo hei) without feeling overwhelmed.
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