Lo Hei. Good Luck. Happy Birthday

Today is 7th day of Chinese Lunar New Year and it is also known as the birthday of all humankind (人日). As such, the whole family had gathered together to lo hei, which is 撈起 in Cantonese, meaning "tossing up good fortune". The humans decided to enjoy the yusheng (鱼生) at home. The typical ingredients include:

fresh salmon, white radish, carrot,

red pepper, ginger, daun limau nipis (lime tree leaves),

Chinese parsley, chopped peanuts,

sesame seeds, fried crackers, five spice powder,

cinnamon powder, dried orange skin,

sesame oil and plum sauce.

When everything was in place, everyone (including Wynn Wynn and me!) gathered around the table and, on cue, tossed the shredded ingredients into the air with chopsticks while saying auspicious wishes out loud to mark the start of a prosperous new year. It's customary that the higher you toss, the greater your fortunes would be!

As for us, we did not get to eat the Yusheng for it is too oily and sweet for us. MM bought us extra fresh salmon instead! Yummy yummy... we just love salmon sashimi!

Happy Birthday to Everyone!!! :)