On February 8, Chinese communities around the country will celebrate the Lunar New Year. To get the year off to a flying start, families will share this colourful yusheng salad, also known as yee sang.
"Yusheng is eaten at Lunar New Year with a great deal of fanfare," says Antony Suvalko of The Real Food of China. "The ingredients are mixed one by one, to the uttering of auspicious wishes by the server. When all the ingredients are served, diners use their chopsticks to toss everything enthusiastically in the air — the higher they toss, the greater their coming fortune in the new year."
Take a peek at the construction of this vibrant, crunchy salad, served with a sweet-and-sour plum sauce.
For more lucky recipes for Chinese New Year, view our Lunar New Year collection, or make your own potstickers or steamed pumpkin dumplings.