YEE SANG A'LA MALAYSIA

Yee sang is versatile - or rather, YOU can be versatile when it comes to the enjoyment of the dish. Here's a suggestion of how you may go about it. Try concocting yee sang with a Malaysian flavour.

Add thin slivers of fresh jack fruit (buah nangka) to the ingredients. Make sure the flesh is finely sliced so that it will blend well with the dressing. 

Now for another element - finely pounded cashew nuts. This will give the dish a new texture as well as an enhanced taste. For a better effect, I suggest you sprinkle the pounded cashews over the dish after the sauce has been stirred into the other ingredients.

And there you have it - yee sang a'la Malaysia! Enjoy!

 

MUHIBBAH - HARI RAYA WITH YEE SANG

Be adventurous this Hari Raya and imbue the season with a different flavor. Give your guests an eye-popping, mouth-watering treat - one that they least expect - yee sang! Let them relish a different delicacy - and your Raya open house will be the most talked about. "Loh Hey" by all means, and wish for all the good things you want for the coming year in the true Malaysian spirit of Muhibbah!

Adoh! Every year it's the same kuih! Boring-lah!

Ahem, this year's present will surely surprise them! They won't guess what it is!

[Boy] Yahoo! Tomorrow is our New Year! 
[Girl] Yeah, yeah, yeah!

NOW is the right time to bring them the food! Heh-heh!

[Man 1] Teng-teng-teng-teng! Everyone, come and look what it is!
[Man 2] Hoi, what's that?

[Man 1] Eh, wait for me! I just got here! I want to toss with you all!
[Man 2] Hey, Kumar, hurry up. Come toss with us!

[Wife] How clever my hubby is ...
[Husband] Hee, hee! Now you know it!
[Man 1] Hey, can we toss one more time? It seems like fun!

[Man 1] Waaah! This year is so merry - different from other years. Simply the best!
[Man 2] Hey, wait for me! I want to toss as well!
[Man 3] Me too!
[Woman 1] Let me join in the fun!
[Man 4] Hurry up and get over here!

A Delicious Toss for The Spring

I thought I was a connoisseur of Yee Sang until a friend I met in a hypermart introduced me to Spring Toss. She even pointed out to me the section where the Spring Toss items were arranged.

Was I impressed when I drew near! What a FIND! There was variety a-plenty to choose from - Traditional, Teochew and Thai flavours. There were different packagings to suit different sizes in gatherings. I found one that was just nice for three to five people - and another that was enough for a table of thirteen! And there were also supplementary packs of pok choy and sliced yam - these people think of everything.

And that's not all. On some of the boxes were exotic names like Fruity Fiesta, Golden Sensation and Radiant Lotus. I read the ingredients listed on them - and nearly fainted with an uncontrollable yearning for the festive delicacy. 

I started filling up my cart so fast you'd have thought the government was about to prohibit the sale of Yee Sang.

As I neared the cashier's counter, I saw my friend who had told me about Spring Toss. She looked at the contents of my cart and laughed.

"Stocking up for the New Year?" she asked me.

"WHO's waiting for the New Year?" I replied. "I can always come back for more."


BOLDWRITER