Yusheng Or Prosperity Toss Taken By SEA Chinese Editorial Photo

Film crew taking video of a Yusheng occasion in SingaporeYusheng, yee sang or yuu sahng Chinese: 魚生; pinyin: yúshēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hî-seⁿ or hû-siⁿ, or Prosperity Toss, also known as lo hei Cantonese for 撈起 or 捞起 is a Cantonese-style raw fish salad. It usually consists of strips of raw fish sometimes salmon, mixed with shredded vegetables and a variety of sauces and condiments, among other ingredients. There is also a vegetarian version of this dish, where the fish is replaced with soy `fish`, which resembles salmon. Yusheng literally means `raw fish` but since `fish 魚` is commonly conflated with its homophone `abundance 余`, Yúshēng 魚生 is interpreted as a homophone for Yúshēng 余升 meaning an increase in abundance. Therefore, yusheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor.