Yu Sheng

Belated post…

One of the most prominent Chinese New Year dish is the Yu Sheng. It’s a fun tradition and I love tossing the colored veggies and fish around. I prepared salmon shahimi for this yu sheng I had at my parent’s place. Every time we add an ingredient we must say auspicious words related to that ingredient and while tossing we can make blessings for our year ahead. The higher the better!

Did you know that while this dish has it’s roots in China that the yu sheng that we eat nowadays was actually popularize by Singapore! It’s a true blue Singapore tradition!

Quoted from Wiki ” The modern yusheng dish originated during Lunar New Year in 1964 in Singapore’s Lai Wah Restaurant and was invented by master chef Than Mui Kai (Tham Yu Kai, co-head chef of Lai Wah restaurant) as a symbol of prosperity and good health amongst the Chinese. Together with Lau Yoke Pui (co-head chef of Lai Wah Restaurant), Hooi Kok Wai (founder of Dragon-Phoenix Restaurant) and Sin Leong, Than Mui Kai was named as one of the “Four Heavenly Culinary Kings” of Singapore some 40 years ago for their culinary prowess and ingenuity.”


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  1. July 17, 2010 / 1:15 pm

    Another nice dress you were wearing that day… 🙂

    • July 20, 2010 / 1:03 pm

      Katherine,

      Thanks! By the way, the Shanghai tailor is located at Shanghai South Bund (Shanghai NanWai Tan) Soft-Spinning Material Textile Cloth Market on 399 LuJiaBang Rd. The whole building is filled with countless of tailors so take your time to browse and choose which store you want. Different stores have different fabrics and designs.

  2. July 17, 2010 / 1:15 pm

    Another nice dress you were wearing that day… 🙂

    • July 20, 2010 / 1:03 pm

      Katherine,

      Thanks! By the way, the Shanghai tailor is located at Shanghai South Bund (Shanghai NanWai Tan) Soft-Spinning Material Textile Cloth Market on 399 LuJiaBang Rd. The whole building is filled with countless of tailors so take your time to browse and choose which store you want. Different stores have different fabrics and designs.

  3. July 20, 2010 / 1:31 pm

    Thanks for the info! 🙂 I just forward the address to my counterpart in Shanghai and ask her is this place far from our office… hahahaha….
    Ask you, they make the clothing on the spot or are those designs off the rack? If tailor make, you know roughly how long it it takes? 🙂

    • July 20, 2010 / 5:31 pm

      Katherine,

      They have both off the rack and tailor but I tailored everything from scratch. It takes about 1-2 days for shirt but at least 3 days for chongsum. But I’ll advise to do it at the beginning of your trip cause at least if it doesn’t fit u can get them to adjust. I didn’t do any fitting but luckily mine was just nice for me.

  4. July 20, 2010 / 1:31 pm

    Thanks for the info! 🙂 I just forward the address to my counterpart in Shanghai and ask her is this place far from our office… hahahaha….
    Ask you, they make the clothing on the spot or are those designs off the rack? If tailor make, you know roughly how long it it takes? 🙂

    • July 20, 2010 / 5:31 pm

      Katherine,

      They have both off the rack and tailor but I tailored everything from scratch. It takes about 1-2 days for shirt but at least 3 days for chongsum. But I’ll advise to do it at the beginning of your trip cause at least if it doesn’t fit u can get them to adjust. I didn’t do any fitting but luckily mine was just nice for me.

  5. July 21, 2010 / 11:04 am

    Thanks Renzze! 🙂 You really have lots of nice clothing… wish I can be like you… 🙂

    • July 24, 2010 / 1:45 am

      Katherine,

      Don’t envy me! I really should stop shopping so much!

  6. July 21, 2010 / 11:04 am

    Thanks Renzze! 🙂 You really have lots of nice clothing… wish I can be like you… 🙂

    • July 24, 2010 / 1:45 am

      Katherine,

      Don’t envy me! I really should stop shopping so much!

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