恭喜，恭喜，恭喜你！！
Yes, the 4th of February is the beginning of a new Chinese lunar year, and it is also known as Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the metal rabbit, and my family and I are kicking starting CNY with yee sang~
Yee sang is a traditional Malaysian/Singaporean dish with seperated white radish, raw fish (salmon),pickled onion, red beetroot, pamelo, mango, cucumber, peanuts, crispy biscuits, carrot, plum sauce and some more other ingredients. It sounds a bit weird at the moment, but all these colourful elements taste divine when mixed together.
It is a tradition for everyone to participate in mixing up the dish. The dish itself is a symbol of prosperity, vigor and abundance. Different ingredients are added in whilst saying wishes of good luck and prosperity. As members of the dinner continue to toss the shredded ingredients in the air, it is believed that the height in which you toss the ingredients reflects the height of the diner's growth in prosperity, thus yee sang is a happy experience.
Happy Chinese New Year~!
Puppet.
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