Yee Sang

     Yee shang or Yuu sahng or lohsang, however you say it, it all means prosperity toss, a Chinese New Year must do among the Chinese be it in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong or China during Chinese New Year which I had experienced many times with my Chinese friends in Malaysia.

An eating ritual I did when I was in Malaysia

     It's a tradition during Chinese New Year. They do it even before the Chinese New Year date. The recipe is full of ingredients that will usher in luck and prosperity, they believe. They toss it as they believe the higher the toss, the more prosperous you become. It is common during Chinese New Year although the taste is not, the sweet-salty sauce makes it not bad for the palate.