TeenyWeenyYin: Happy Chinese New Year!!

Happy Chinese New Year!!

新年快乐!!

Today is the 1st day of Lunar year.. This year is the year of Dragon..

Wishing everyone Good Health, Prosperity and Love ^.^

Below is Yusheng, yee sang or yuu sahng , or Prosperity Toss,

also known as lo hei (Cantonese for 撈起 or 捞起)

is a Teochew-style raw fish salad.

Yusheng is often served as part of a multi-dish dinner,
usually as the appetizer due to its symbolism of "good luck" for the new year.
Some would consume it on Renri, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year,
although in practice it may be eaten on any convenient day during
Chinese New Year (1st to 15th Day).

The base ingredients are first served.
The leader amongst the diners or the restaurant server proceeds to add ingredients
such as the fish, the crackers
and the sauces while saying "auspicious wishes" (吉祥话 or Jíxiáng Huà)
as each ingredient is added, typically related to the specific ingredient being added.
For example, phrases such as Nian Nian You Yu (年年有余) are uttered as the fish is added,
as the word Yu (余), which means "surplus" or "abundance",
sounds the same as the Chinese word for fish (yu, 鱼).

All diners at the table then stand up and on cue,
proceed to toss the shredded ingredients into the air with chopsticks
while saying various "auspicious wishes" out loud, or simply "撈起, 撈起".
It is believed that the height of the toss reflects the height of the diner's growth in fortunes,
thus diners are expected to toss enthusiastically.
(Source from Wikipedia)

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Back to the photos taken on the previous week..
Below is a cup of tea where we call "Teh Tarik"
This is a hot Malaysian tea beverage
which can be commonly found in restaurants or outdoor stalls
in southeastern Asian countries like Malaysia.

Its name is derived from the pouring process of "pulling" the drink during preparation. It is made from black tea and condensed milk.