Candy Sisterhood: YEE SANG CELEBRATION

The meaning of Yee Sang is a raw fish salad. Yee Sang is made from thin slice of raw fish, shredded vegetables, herbs, spice and oil. Malaysian Chinese will toss and mix the Yee Sang or raw fish salad chinese new year celebration. In Malaysian Chinese Culture, Yee Sang is believed to bring good fortune and wealth in the upcoming year to those who toss and mix it while shouting "Low Hei," which symbolizes liveliness, prosperity and longevity.

A type of fish that are used in Yee Sang including salmon, abalone, or sliced squiggles of jelly fish. The dressing is a sweet sour palm sauces with a drizzle of vegetable oil, lime juice and a dash of white pepper.

A way to celebrate the Yee Sang celebration when everyone at the table armed with a pair of chopsticks will toss the salad all together while voicing expressions of goodwill, good fortune and prosperity. this elaborate salad tossing is known as ' Lo Sang'. It is believed that the higher the salad is tossed, the higher the level of success and prosperity will be achieved by those who participate. Yee Sang celebration just only popular in Malaysia because its originated from Malaysia and isn't known in hong kong and china.