Yu Sheng tossing Script    by Andy Ng

in Food / Cooking Tips    (submitted 2012-01-22)

Yu Sheng Script by Andy Ng of Asia Trainers

Yu Sheng is a Chinese New Year dish consumed mainly by the southern chinese, primarily Guangdong province. It is very popular in Singapore and Malaysia.

Yu Sheng is basically a salad dish with raw fish, usually salmon or just white fish.

Yu Sheng must be consumed by a group of people, and the important step before eating is to add the ingredients onto the dish and saying out the auspicious words.

It is widely believed that eating Yu Sheng in the following prescribed way will bring maximum wealth and prosperity to the diners. If you don't follow the script, you will use out on the meaning as this is not just food but also a tradition.

Yu Sheng Steps and Scripts are as follows:

Step 1: All at the table offer New Year greetings.
Words: 恭喜发财 Gong xi fa cai meaning "congratulations for your wealth" or wan shi ru yi 万事如意 meaning "may all your wishes be fulfilled".



Step 2: Fish, symbolising abundance or excess through the year, is added. 
Words: 年年有鱼 Nian nian you yu.



Step 3: The pomelo is added over the fish, adding both luck and auspicious value.
Words: 大吉大利 Da ji da li.
Pepper is then dashed over the ingredients in the hope of attracting more money and valuables.
Words: 招财进宝 Zhao cai jin bao.
Then oil is poured, circling the ingredients to increase all profits 10,000 times and to encourage money to flow in from all directions.
Words: 一本万利 Yi ben wan li and 财源广进 cai yuan guang jin.



Step 4: Carrots are added to the fish, indicating blessings of good luck.
Words: 红云 当头 Hong yun dang tou.
Then the shredded green radish is placed on the fish, symbolising eternal youth.
Words: 青春常驻 Qing chun chang zhu.
Next, the shredded white radish is added for prosperity in business and promotion at work.
Words: 风生水起 Feng sheng shui qi and 步步高升 bu bu gao sheng.



Step 5: The condiments are finally added. First, peanut crumbs are dusted on the dish, symbolising a household filled with gold and silver. As an icon of longevity, peanuts also symbolise eternal youth.
Words: 金银满屋 Jin yin man wu.
Sesame seeds quickly follow symbolising a flourishing business.
Words: 生意兴隆 Sheng yi xing long. 
Deep-fried flour crisps in the shape of golden pillows are then added with wishes that literally translate to mean the whole floor would be filled with gold.
Words: 扁地黄金 Pian di huang jin.



Step 6: All toss the salad an auspicious seven times with loud shouts of lo hei and other auspicious New Year wishes.
Words: 捞 起 lao qi which "tossing luck".
The ingredients are mixed by pushing them toward the centre, an encouragement to push on the good luck of all at the table.

If you too want to get the most out of your career and life, practice the above ways and you'll reap the rewards like what my coaching clients and seminar participants have achieved. For more information, email to me at andy@asiacoachingtraining.com, You can also visit http://www.asiatrainers.com/SeminarsList.php or text me at 82014347 or message me at http://www.facebook.com/AndyTheCoach.

About the Author

Name: Andy Ng
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Education: MBA from Heroitt-Watt University of Scotland, United Kingdom
Professional Experience: Total 25 (from 1987)
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