Guide to "Lo Hei"
Tossing "Yu Sheng " 鱼生 is a practice peculiar only to Singapore and Malaysia. I heard this is now catching on in some restaurants in Hong Kong. My first memory of this goes as far back as 1970s when my father told me this is a dish which businessmen celebrate with to beckon in good luck and is a commercial practice. Today as we become more affluent, this is a dish we can prepare at home or buy at the supermarket and share the fun of "tossing" with our friends and family.
The ritual of eating "Yu Sheng" or "Loi Hei" involves utterances of auspicious sayings while putting the ingredients of the dish together on a big plate and also during the tossing of the ingredients to mix the flavours. Most of us can only remember a few of the common sayings and go dry in the throat struggling to recall the other sayings with our rusty chinese. SO, below is a guide which you can print out and use. *grin*
Step 1:
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New Year greetings to everyone around the table
"Gong Xi Fa Cai" 恭喜发财
"Wan Shi Ru Yi" 万事如意
Step 2:
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Add fish which symbolises having abundance & excess to spare every year.
"Nian Nian You Yu" 年年有余
"You Yu You Sheng" 有余有生
Step 3:
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Add lime for good luck & auspiciousness
"Da Li Da Ji" 大吉大利
Add pepper to beckon or attract money and valuables
"Zhao Cai Jin Bao" 招财进宝
Add oil to gain profit of 10 thousand times and for money coming from all directions
"Yi Ben Wan Li" 一奔万里
"Cai Yuan Guang Jin" 财源广进
Step 4:
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Place a chopstick full of shredded carrot on fish to shower yourself with good luck
"hong yun dang tou" 鸿运当头
Place a chopstick full of shredded green radish on fish to be blessed with eternal youth
"qing chun chang jiu" 青春长久
Place a chopstick full of shredded white radish on fish for promotions & thriving business
"Bu Bu Gao Sheng" 步步高升
"feng sheng Shui Qi" 风生水起
Step 5:
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Add peanuts for a house full of gold and silver
"Jin Yu Man Tang" 金玉满堂
Add sesame for a flourishing business
"Sheng Yi Xin Long" 生意兴隆
Add crackers to signify piles of gold at your feet
"Pian Di Huang Jin" 片地黄金
Step 6:
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Everyone tosses "yu sheng" saying any auspicious Chinese New Year greetings at each toss.
The ritual of eating "Yu Sheng" or "Loi Hei" involves utterances of auspicious sayings while putting the ingredients of the dish together on a big plate and also during the tossing of the ingredients to mix the flavours. Most of us can only remember a few of the common sayings and go dry in the throat struggling to recall the other sayings with our rusty chinese. SO, below is a guide which you can print out and use. *grin*
Step 1:
-------
New Year greetings to everyone around the table
"Gong Xi Fa Cai" 恭喜发财
"Wan Shi Ru Yi" 万事如意
Step 2:
-------
Add fish which symbolises having abundance & excess to spare every year.
"Nian Nian You Yu" 年年有余
"You Yu You Sheng" 有余有生
Step 3:
--------
Add lime for good luck & auspiciousness
"Da Li Da Ji" 大吉大利
Add pepper to beckon or attract money and valuables
"Zhao Cai Jin Bao" 招财进宝
Add oil to gain profit of 10 thousand times and for money coming from all directions
"Yi Ben Wan Li" 一奔万里
"Cai Yuan Guang Jin" 财源广进
Step 4:
---------
Place a chopstick full of shredded carrot on fish to shower yourself with good luck
"hong yun dang tou" 鸿运当头
Place a chopstick full of shredded green radish on fish to be blessed with eternal youth
"qing chun chang jiu" 青春长久
Place a chopstick full of shredded white radish on fish for promotions & thriving business
"Bu Bu Gao Sheng" 步步高升
"feng sheng Shui Qi" 风生水起
Step 5:
-------
Add peanuts for a house full of gold and silver
"Jin Yu Man Tang" 金玉满堂
Add sesame for a flourishing business
"Sheng Yi Xin Long" 生意兴隆
Add crackers to signify piles of gold at your feet
"Pian Di Huang Jin" 片地黄金
Step 6:
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Everyone tosses "yu sheng" saying any auspicious Chinese New Year greetings at each toss.
posted by Fiery at Monday, January 30, 2006
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