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New Beginnings Part II: A Chinese New Year Dish Called Yu Sheng (鱼生)

19 Jan, by Pat Tanumihardja in Celebrations, Chinese

As I mentioned in New Beginnings Part I, I’m investing all my New Year mojo in yu sheng (Mandarin for "raw fish"), only my version uses tea-cured salmon which is technically still raw. Also called yee sang (in Cantonese), this "salad" is usually eaten in restaurants...

New Beginnings Part I: A New Blog and Tea-Cured Salmon

19 Jan, by Pat Tanumihardja in Celebrations, Chinese

Chinese New Year is a celebration of new beginnings and many Chinese take the saying “out with the old, in with the new” very seriously. This year, the Year of the Dragon, is drumming up a little more hoo-ha--and will welcome quite a few more babies--than...