Chinese New Year is less than 2 weeks (OHMYGOD! panic attack) and I’ve already had a taste of ‘Yee Sang’. 
Yee Sang is literally translated as raw fish but for Chinese it means abundance and prosperity. Yee Sang is a Chinese-style raw fish salad with salmon as the main ingredient. It is usually mix with shredded vegetables, various type of spices and sauce, jellyfish, pomelo and crackers.
Loh Sang means the act of tossing salad. For Chinese it means gathering prosperity. Auspicious wishes are usually uttered during the tossing (eg. wish all of us with good health) and we usually toss as high as possible (to reach for the stars!) using a pair of chopsticks.
Me and my friends decided to have an early Loh Sang celebration so that we could have an early auspicious year. Kinda greedy if you must say. Hehehe.
The aftermath of Loh Sang:
What makes it even more wonderful is that we had several games of ‘chor tai tee’, name calling card game, UNO! (can you believe it?) and lotsa laughter…the kind of laughter that makes you grasp for more air intake. 
Tags: Chinese New Year, Yee Sang, Loh Sang
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Gallivanter Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 8:07 amVisit Gallivanter
Someone told me that this custom is only a Malaysian thing…is that true?
dreamcatcher Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 10:04 amVisit dreamcatcher
that plate is kind of small as compared to others that i’ve seen… size of plate doesn’t matter?
RyeUrn Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 12:08 pmVisit RyeUrn
I can’t wait for CNY. Anyhow….United! United!
tj Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 2:42 pmVisit tj
the crackers are the best part
mspretty Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 3:25 pmVisit mspretty
yes..crackers
Che-Cheh Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 3:29 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Daniel, not true (according to Wiki) hehe
narrowband Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 4:25 pmVisit narrowband
Hey! I just had Yee Sang last week too~!!! I thought it was too early so I decided not to blog about it. But really early leh, we all!!
Mo-C Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 5:45 pmVisit Mo-C
wahh so early?
Che-Cheh Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 11:51 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Narrowband,
Neo Says:
February 8th, 2007 at 1:16 amVisit Neo
I want my Loh Sang!
Angel Says:
February 8th, 2007 at 9:02 pmVisit Angel
I was just thinking about it cos I missed the taste; but the chinese restaurants here don’t know what it is. Huh?
Che-Cheh Says:
February 9th, 2007 at 9:25 amVisit Che-Cheh
Neo, tell me about it…hehe Angel, Wow really?
Kleio Says:
February 9th, 2007 at 10:34 amVisit Kleio
Wah
Che-Cheh Says:
February 9th, 2007 at 1:56 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Kleio, yalor first time having Yee Sang with oranges but it’s not the crowds fav.